About Jigaon Village

Jigaon is a mid sized village in Shergaon tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 335 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 728 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Jigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigaon village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	West Kameng
Tehsil	Shergaon
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	579
Male Population	335
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	728
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigaon compares

By the 2011 count Jigaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jigaon

Jigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jigaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigaon from other places

Jigaon lies about 16 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 37 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jigaon
Tehsil headquarters	Shergaon	8.0 km
District headquarters	West Kameng	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bhalukpong	37 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	54 km

Villages closest to Jigaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shergaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigaon village had a population of 579. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Jigaon village has 335 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigaon has about 728 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Jigaon covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigaon falls under Shergaon tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigaon is Bhalukpong, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jigaon.

Jigaon is about 16 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigaon is in Shergaon tehsil of West Kameng district. Shergaon is about 8.0 km away. West Kameng is about 16 km away. Bhalukpong is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.