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About Jiginiya Village

Jiginiya is a mid sized village in Indergarh tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 539 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.31 hectares hectares.

Jiginiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiginiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Indergarh
Area (hectares) 509.31 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 539
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiginiya compares

By the 2011 count Jiginiya is the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,109 residents. Its 509.31 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Jiginiya

Jiginiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jiginiya as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jiginiya from other places

Jiginiya lies about 22 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Kotra, about 15 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 Jiginiya
Nearest town Indargarh 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Kotra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Indergarh 22 km
District headquarters Datia 22 km

Villages closest to Jiginiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiginiya village had a population of 972. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,109 residents.

Jiginiya village has 539 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiginiya has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

Jiginiya covers 509.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiginiya falls under Indergarh tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jiginiya is Kotra, about 15 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jiginiya.

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

Jiginiya is in Indergarh tehsil of Datia district. Indargarh is about 6.6 km away. Kotra is about 15 km away. Indergarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandapara (under 2 km), Chhenkuri (1.7 km) and Bhadol (2.4 km).

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

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