# Sigar Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/sigar/ Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam # Sigar Sigar is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,663 people in 457 households**, the 25th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 1,663people (2011) - 457households - 83.9%literacy - 610106PIN code ## Sigar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sigar is 610106.** Sigar falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610106 - Gram panchayatSigar - Community development blockKilvelur - Census village code637734 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sigar from nearby towns? - Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)27 km by road - Thiruvarur (nearest town)11 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 Sigar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sigar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thevur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ettugudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 6 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 Sigar known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 76% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 379 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 Sigar Of every 100 households in Sigar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sigar · ■ Kilvelur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****19%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **68% Tap water ****81%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **78% Use banking services ****32%** **48% Television ****87%** **91% Mobile phone ****52%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Sigar? ■ Sigar · ■ Kilvelur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **953 Working population ****55.0%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 77.6% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 597 (65%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (4%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%) 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 Kilvelur - Eravancheri1,884 people - Serunallur1,732 people - Kohur1,727 people - Karappidagai1,703 people - Kurukkathi1,627 people - Palakurichi1,624 people - Irukkai1,620 people - Karappidagai1,615 people [All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sigar?610106 - How far is Sigar from Nagapattinam?27 km by road - What is the population of Sigar?1,663 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sigar in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sigar?83.9% (Census 2011)