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About Jigana Village

Jigana is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 459 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.37 hectares hectares.

Jigana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 216.37 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 459
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigana compares

By the 2011 count Jigana is the 67th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 216.37 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Jigana

Jigana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jigana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jigana from other places

Jigana lies about 50 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Rewa, 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 Jigana
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 13 km
Nearest railway station Rewa 27 km
District headquarters Satna 50 km

Villages closest to Jigana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigana village had a population of 869. That makes it the 67th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Jigana village has 459 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigana has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Jigana covers 216.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigana falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigana is Rewa, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jigana.

Jigana is about 50 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigana is in Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district. Ramnagar is about 13 km away. Rewa is about 27 km away. Satna is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhounpa (1.9 km), Pagara (2.0 km) and Sagauni Kalan (2.4 km).

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

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