# Sigankheda Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Sigankheda

Sigankheda is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 34 households**, the 92nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 154people (2011)
- 34households
- 58.1%literacy
- 812females per 1,000 males

## Sigankheda PIN code and other codes

Sigankheda falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472312

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sigankheda from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sigankheda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sigankheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nalkheda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sigankheda known for?

About 85% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sigankheda

Of every 100 households in Sigankheda in 2011, 63 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sigankheda · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sigankheda?

■ Sigankheda · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****562**

**930

Working population ****50.0%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 48.3% for women. 47% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (74%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nalkheda

- Ramnagar322 people
- Pagariya257 people
- Surjani230 people
- Madhopur215 people
- Datya149 people

[All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sigankheda from Shajapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sigankheda?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sigankheda in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sigankheda?58.1% (Census 2011)