About Jigina Village

Jigina is a mid sized village in Mohania tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 689 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigina village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Mohania
Pincode	821109
Area (hectares)	139 hectares
Population	1,324
Male Population	689
Female Population	635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigina compares

By the 2011 count Jigina is the 53rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Jigina

Jigina is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jigina as Available within 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 Jigina from other places

Jigina lies about 90 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Durgauti, about 4.4 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 Jigina
Nearest railway station	Durgauti	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohania	5.5 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	19 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	90 km

Villages closest to Jigina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigina village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Jigina village has 689 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigina has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Jigina is 821109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigina covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigina falls under Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigina is Durgauti, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jigina.

Jigina is about 90 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigina is in Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district. Durgauti is about 4.4 km away. Mohania is about 5.5 km away. Bhabhua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.