About Jigni Village

Jigni is a large village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,747, made up of 1,466 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares.

Jigni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Bhabua
Area (hectares)	416 hectares
Population	2,747
Male Population	1,466
Female Population	1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jigni compares

By the 2011 count Jigni is the 18th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Jigni

Jigni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jigni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigni from other places

Jigni lies about 96 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Durgauti, about 6.5 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 Jigni
Nearest railway station	Durgauti	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhabua	14 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	14 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	96 km

Villages closest to Jigni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigni village had a population of 2,747. That makes it the 18th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Jigni village has 1,466 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigni has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Jigni covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigni falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigni is Durgauti, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jigni.

Jigni is about 96 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigni is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Durgauti is about 6.5 km away. Bhabua is about 14 km away. Bhabhua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.