About Jigana Village

Jigana is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 636 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Chand
Pincode	821106
Area (hectares)	219 hectares
Population	1,291
Male Population	636
Female Population	655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigana compares

By the 2011 count Jigana is the 41st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Jigana

Jigana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jigana 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 Jigana from other places

Jigana lies about 112 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 12 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 Jigana
Tehsil headquarters	Chand	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Saidraja	12 km
Nearest town	Chandauli	16 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	112 km

Villages closest to Jigana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigana village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 41st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Jigana village has 636 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigana has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Jigana is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigana covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigana falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigana is Saidraja, about 12 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 Jigana.

Jigana is about 112 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigana is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 4.2 km away. Saidraja is about 12 km away. Chandauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.