# Sighni Village, Musafirkhana, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Musafirkhana, Sultanpur 

# Sighni

Sighni is a village in Musafirkhana sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,641 people in 326 households**, the 154th largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 1,641people (2011)
- 326households
- 59.3%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sighni

Of every 100 households in Sighni in 2011, 69 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sighni · ■ Musafirkhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****34%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**71%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sighni?

■ Sighni · ■ Musafirkhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**942

Working population ****48.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 48.3% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 57 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 62 (8%) · **■** Marginal 616 (77%)

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 Musafirkhana

- Pure Mohammad Newaj1,664 people
- Mubarakpur1,658 people
- Mau1,651 people
- Bhikhanpur1,643 people
- Vishambher Patti1,633 people
- Chitai Pur1,628 people
- Gaimau1,617 people
- Pure Pahlwan1,608 people

[All 345 villages in Musafirkhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sultanpur/musafirkhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sighni?1,641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sighni in?Sultanpur district (Musafirkhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sighni?59.3% (Census 2011)