# Sighar Village, Sasni, Mahamaya Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sasni, Mahamaya Nagar 

# Sighar

Sighar is a village in Sasni sub-district of Mahamaya Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 276 households**, the 49th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,591people (2011)
- 276households
- 70.4%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sighar

Of every 100 households in Sighar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sighar · ■ Sasni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**79%

Tap water ****24%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**88%

Use banking services ****52%**

**64%

Television ****43%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Sighar?

■ Sighar · ■ Sasni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**872

Working population ****34.0%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 58.0% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (13%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 206 (38%) · **■** Marginal 105 (19%)

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 Sasni

- Sheikhupur Ajit1,809 people
- Jasrana1,754 people
- Susayat Kalan1,726 people
- Kheriya1,593 people
- Nagla Garhu1,584 people
- Dayanatpur1,568 people
- Ninamai1,544 people
- Gopalpur Urf Bhootpura1,516 people

[All 115 villages in Sasni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sasni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sighar?1,591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sighar in?Mahamaya Nagar district (Sasni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sighar?70.4% (Census 2011)