# Sighwal Village, Maunath Bhanjan, Mau (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maunath Bhanjan, Mau 

# Sighwal

Sighwal is a village in Maunath Bhanjan sub-district of Mau district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,640 people in 214 households**, the 124th largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 1,640people (2011)
- 214households
- 78.3%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sighwal

Of every 100 households in Sighwal in 2011, 18 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sighwal · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****93%**

**75%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sighwal?

■ Sighwal · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**913

Working population ****40.2%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 70.0% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 35 (5%) · **■** Other work 54 (8%) · **■** Marginal 535 (81%)

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 Maunath Bhanjan

- Gadwa1,704 people
- Paniara1,697 people
- Jamalpur1,689 people
- Bhar1,659 people
- Budhve1,639 people
- Garzhauli1,628 people
- Samrajpur1,621 people
- Sanegpur1,611 people

[All 426 villages in Maunath Bhanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mau/maunath-bhanjan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sighwal?1,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sighwal in?Mau district (Maunath Bhanjan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sighwal?78.3% (Census 2011)