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About Jigina Village

Jigina is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 400 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Jigina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigina village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 400
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigina compares

By the 2011 count Jigina is the 90th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Jigina

Jigina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jigina as Available within <5 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 Jigina from other places

Jigina lies about 42 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 3.9 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 Karwandia 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 6.9 km
Nearest town Sasarām 6.9 km
District headquarters Rohtas 42 km

Villages closest to Jigina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigina village had a population of 754. That makes it the 90th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Jigina village has 400 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigina has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Jigina covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigina falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigina is Karwandia, about 3.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jigina.

Jigina is about 42 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigina is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 3.9 km away. Sasaram is about 6.9 km away. Sasarām is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurhunu (under 2 km), Gotpa (under 2 km) and Bararhi (under 2 km).

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

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