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About Jigni Village

Jigni is a mid sized village in Ajaigarh tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,699, made up of 906 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.52 hectares hectares.

Jigni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Ajaigarh
Area (hectares) 561.52 hectares
Population 1,699
Male Population 906
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Jigni compares

By the 2011 count Jigni is the 29th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,321 residents. Its 561.52 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Jigni

Jigni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jigni 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 Jigni from other places

Jigni lies about 41 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Atarra, about 35 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 Jigni
Tehsil headquarters Ajaigarh 20 km
Nearest town Lauri 34 km
Nearest railway station Atarra 35 km
District headquarters Panna 41 km

Villages closest to Jigni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigni village had a population of 1,699. That makes it the 29th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,321 residents.

Jigni village has 906 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigni has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Jigni covers 561.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigni falls under Ajaigarh tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigni is Atarra, about 35 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 Jigni.

Jigni is about 41 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigni is in Ajaigarh tehsil of Panna district. Ajaigarh is about 20 km away. Lauri is about 34 km away. Atarra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaura (under 2 km), Lodhapurwa (1.8 km) and Bhina (2.1 km).

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

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