About Jigna Village

Jigna is a mid sized village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,401, made up of 718 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Jigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Mainatanr
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	1,401
Male Population	718
Female Population	683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigna compares

By the 2011 count Jigna is the 53rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Jigna

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

Jigna lies about 35 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhikhna Thori, about 10 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
Nearest railway station	Bhikhna Thori	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mainatanr	17 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	24 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	35 km

Villages closest to Jigna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna village had a population of 1,401. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Jigna village has 718 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Jigna covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigna falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigna is Bhikhna Thori, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jigna.

Jigna is about 35 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigna is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhikhna Thori is about 10 km away. Mainatanr is about 17 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.