Sighni, Jarmundi, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 13, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sighni


The village Sighni is located in Jarmundi C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Gardaamarkunda Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jarmundi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 50 kilometers away from Sighni.

Travel and Communication for Sighni


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sighni,
Dumka,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 814120

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sighni


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sighni is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sighni is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sighni


As per available data from the year 2009, 369 persons live in 86 house holds in the village Sighni. There are 185 female individuals and 184 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.14% and males constitute 49.86% of the total population.

There are 13 scheduled castes persons of which 6 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 46.15% and males constitute 53.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.52% of the total population.

Population density of Sighni is 638.63 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sighni


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Total area of Sighni is 57.78 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 28.4 ha. About 10 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.9 ha is irrigated area. About 2.92 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 1.98 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 3.93 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.76 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.62 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.88 ha is culturable waste land. About 12 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 3.19 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sighni


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Jarmundi, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a government primary school in the village Sighni.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Rajan Amrakunda, which is less than 5 kms away from Sighni.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Jarmundi, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

Colleges in Sighni


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

Other Educational Facilities in Sighni


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

Healthcare Facilities in Sighni


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Sighni.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sighni.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Sighni.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sighni.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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