About Jiganiya Village

Jiganiya is a mid sized village in Gwalior tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 482 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 474006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiganiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiganiya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Gwalior
Pincode	474006
Area (hectares)	503.72 hectares
Population	896
Male Population	482
Female Population	414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiganiya compares

By the 2011 count Jiganiya is the 139th largest of the 307 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 503.72 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 834.

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 within village. 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 Jiganiya from other places

Jiganiya lies about 33 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Gohad Road, about 27 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 Jiganiya
Nearest town	Mau	17 km
Nearest railway station	Gohad Road	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gwalior	33 km

Villages closest to Jiganiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiganiya village had a population of 896. That makes it the 139th largest of the 307 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Jiganiya village has 482 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiganiya has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 834.

The pincode recorded for Jiganiya is 474006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiganiya covers 503.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiganiya falls under Gwalior tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jiganiya is Gohad Road, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jiganiya.

Jiganiya is about 33 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiganiya is in Gwalior tehsil of Gwalior district. Mau is about 17 km away. Gohad Road is about 27 km away. Gwalior is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.