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About Jaigaon Village

Jaigaon is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 238 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.58 hectares hectares.

Jaigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 234.58 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 238
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaigaon compares

By the 2011 count Jaigaon is the 147th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 234.58 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jaigaon

Jaigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaigaon 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. The nearest villages by name are Goregaon, Hedavali, Hireghar and Inde. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jaigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaigaon village had a population of 496. That makes it the 147th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Jaigaon village has 238 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaigaon has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Jaigaon covers 234.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaigaon falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Jaigaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Jaigaon.

Jaigaon is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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