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About Jigna Jagarnath Village

Jigna Jagarnath is one of the larger villages in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,265, made up of 4,081 males and 4,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.03 hectares hectares.

Jigna Jagarnath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna Jagarnath village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 479.03 hectares
Population 8,265
Male Population 4,081
Female Population 4,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigna Jagarnath compares

By the 2011 count Jigna Jagarnath is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 479.03 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Jigna Jagarnath

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

Jigna Jagarnath lies about 36 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 13 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 Jagarnath
Nearest town Kataiya 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 26 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 36 km

Villages closest to Jigna Jagarnath

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

Common questions about Jigna Jagarnath

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna Jagarnath village had a population of 8,265. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Jigna Jagarnath village has 4,081 males and 4,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna Jagarnath has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Jigna Jagarnath covers 479.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jigna Jagarnath falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigna Jagarnath is Panchdeori Halt, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Jigna Jagarnath.

Jigna Jagarnath is about 36 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigna Jagarnath is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 9.2 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 13 km away. Hathua is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naya Ganw (7.9 km), Rajapur (8.6 km) and Sabea (9.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jigna Jagarnath today is likely to be higher.

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