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About Jigdaha Village

Jigdaha is a large village in Devendranagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,069, made up of 1,093 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739.04 hectares hectares.

Jigdaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigdaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Devendranagar
Area (hectares) 739.04 hectares
Population 2,069
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigdaha compares

By the 2011 count Jigdaha is the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 739.04 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jigdaha

Jigdaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jigdaha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jigdaha from other places

Jigdaha lies about 25 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Satna Junction, about 45 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 Jigdaha
Tehsil headquarters Devendranagar 3.6 km
Nearest town Nāgod 21 km
District headquarters Panna 25 km
Nearest railway station Satna Junction 45 km

Villages closest to Jigdaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigdaha village had a population of 2,069. That makes it the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Jigdaha village has 1,093 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigdaha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Jigdaha covers 739.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigdaha falls under Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigdaha is Satna Junction, about 45 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jigdaha.

Jigdaha is about 25 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigdaha is in Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district. Devendranagar is about 3.6 km away. Nāgod is about 21 km away. Panna is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simari Dube (1.9 km), Simari Mdeya (2.0 km) and Golhi Pathak (2.1 km).

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

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