About Jaigir Village

Jaigir is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 989 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1303 hectares hectares.

Jaigir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaigir village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	1303 hectares
Population	1,866
Male Population	989
Female Population	877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
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 Jaigir compares

By the 2011 count Jaigir is the 19th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 1303 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jaigir

Jaigir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaigir 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 Jaigir from other places

Jaigir lies about 39 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 23 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 Jaigir
Nearest town	Bagaha	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	39 km

Villages closest to Jaigir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaigir village had a population of 1,866. That makes it the 19th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Jaigir village has 989 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaigir has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Jaigir covers 1303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaigir falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaigir is Paharpur, about 23 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 Jaigir.

Jaigir is about 39 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaigir is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 8.3 km away. Barachatti is about 8.4 km away. Paharpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.