About Jiganiya Village

Jiganiya is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 863 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1400.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiganiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiganiya village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Samri
Pincode	497224
Area (hectares)	1400.13 hectares
Population	1,668
Male Population	863
Female Population	805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiganiya compares

By the 2011 count Jiganiya is the 13th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 1400.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jiganiya

Jiganiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiganiya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Idaripath, Jaljali, Jamira and Jariyo. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jiganiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiganiya village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 13th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Jiganiya village has 863 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiganiya has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jiganiya is 497224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiganiya covers 1400.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiganiya falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jiganiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Jiganiya.

Jiganiya is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.