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About Jaigur Village

Jaigur is a mid sized village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 751 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1130.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaigur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaigur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 1130.88 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 751
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaigur compares

By the 2011 count Jaigur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 1130.88 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Jaigur

Jaigur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaigur as Available. 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 Jaigur from other places

Jaigur lies about 32 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 50 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 Jaigur
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 22 km
District headquarters Bijapur 32 km
Nearest railway station Kamalur 50 km
Nearest town Bacheli 61 km

Villages closest to Jaigur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaigur village had a population of 1,517. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Jaigur village has 751 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaigur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Jaigur is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaigur covers 1130.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaigur falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jaigur is Kamalur, about 50 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jaigur.

Jaigur is about 32 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaigur is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Bhairamgarh is about 22 km away. Bijapur is about 32 km away. Kamalur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Medpal (under 2 km), Darbha (1.9 km) and Petha (2.9 km).

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

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