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About Jigdi Village

Jigdi is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 380 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigdi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Rajpur
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 444.19 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 380
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigdi compares

By the 2011 count Jigdi is the 58th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 444.19 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Jigdi

Jigdi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jigdi 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 Ghatgaon, Ghorghadi, Gopalpur and Jamuniya. 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.

Common questions about Jigdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigdi village had a population of 754. That makes it the 58th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Jigdi village has 380 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigdi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Jigdi is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigdi covers 444.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jigdi falls under Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jigdi 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 Jigdi.

Jigdi is in Rajpur 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.

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

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