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About Jigna Village

Jigna is a large village in Revelganj tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,641, made up of 1,389 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.8 hectares hectares.

Jigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Revelganj
Area (hectares) 308.8 hectares
Population 2,641
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jigna compares

By the 2011 count Jigna is the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,966 residents. Its 308.8 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jigna

The census records public bus service for Jigna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gautamsthan, about under 2 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 Gautamsthan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Revelganj under 2 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Jigna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna village had a population of 2,641. That makes it the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,966 residents.

Jigna village has 1,389 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Jigna covers 308.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigna falls under Revelganj tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigna is Gautamsthan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jigna is about 29 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigna is in Revelganj tehsil of Saran district. Gautamsthan is about under 2 km away. Revelganj is about under 2 km away. Saran is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Repura (under 2 km), Raghopur (under 2 km) and Saraindha (1.8 km).

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

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