Sigar, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sigar


The village Sigar is located in Kilvelur Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Sigar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kilvelur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thiruvarur, which is about 11 kilometers away from Sigar.

Travel and Communication for Sigar


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sigar,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 610106

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sigar


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

A brief summary of available data for Sigar 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 Sigar


As per available data from the year 2009, 1663 persons live in 457 house holds in the village Sigar. There are 852 female individuals and 811 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.23% and males constitute 48.77% of the total population.

There are 791 scheduled castes persons of which 397 are females and 394 are males. Females constitute 50.19% and males constitute 49.81% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 47.56% of the total population.

Population density of Sigar is 322.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sigar


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Total area of Sigar is 515.02 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 389.94 ha. About 11.34 ha is un-irrigated area. About 378.6 ha is irrigated area. About 378.6 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 81.76 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 14.62 ha is culturable waste land. About 28.7 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sigar


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Sigar.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Sigar.

There is a government middle school in the village Sigar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Anthagudi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sigar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Thevur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sigar.

Colleges in Sigar


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 Thiruvarur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sigar.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sigar


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

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Sigar.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sigar


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sigar.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sigar.

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sigar.

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Sigar.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Sigar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sigar.

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

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