About Jigna Village

Jigna is a large village in Itarhi tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,341, made up of 1,250 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.4 hectares hectares.

Jigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Itarhi
Area (hectares)	227.4 hectares
Population	2,341
Male Population	1,250
Female Population	1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigna compares

By the 2011 count Jigna is the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 227.4 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jigna

Jigna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jigna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jigna from other places

Jigna lies about 65 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Shiu Sagar Road, about 1.8 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 Jigna
Nearest railway station	Shiu Sagar Road	1.8 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itarhi	26 km
District headquarters	Buxar	65 km

Villages closest to Jigna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itarhi 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 Jigna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna village had a population of 2,341. That makes it the 14th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Jigna village has 1,250 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Jigna covers 227.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigna falls under Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigna is Shiu Sagar Road, about 1.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jigna.

Jigna is about 65 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigna is in Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district. Shiu Sagar Road is about 1.8 km away. Sasarām is about 15 km away. Itarhi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.