About Jigrawn Village

Jigrawn is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,645, made up of 2,130 males and 2,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.87 hectares hectares.

Jigrawn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigrawn village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	315.87 hectares
Population	4,645
Male Population	2,130
Female Population	2,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,181
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jigrawn compares

By the 2011 count Jigrawn is the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 315.87 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Jigrawn

Jigrawn is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jigrawn as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigrawn from other places

Jigrawn lies about 22 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 1.9 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 Jigrawn
Nearest railway station	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	5.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	5.7 km
District headquarters	Siwan	22 km

Villages closest to Jigrawn

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigrawn village had a population of 4,645. That makes it the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Jigrawn village has 2,130 males and 2,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigrawn has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Jigrawn covers 315.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigrawn falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jigrawn is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jigrawn is about 22 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigrawn is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 1.9 km away. Maharajganj is about 5.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.