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About Jigna Village

Jigna is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 382 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212108
Area (hectares) 105.21 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 382
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jigna compares

By the 2011 count Jigna is the 166th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 105.21 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Jigna

The census records public bus service for Jigna as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigna from other places

Jigna lies about 42 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about 9.1 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 Jigna
Nearest railway station Bevara 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 17 km
District headquarters Allahabad 42 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 42 km

Villages closest to Jigna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna village had a population of 721. That makes it the 166th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Jigna village has 382 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Jigna is 212108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigna covers 105.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigna falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigna is Bevara, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jigna.

Jigna is about 42 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigna is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about 9.1 km away. Bara is about 17 km away. Allahabad is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpura (under 2 km), Pahari Khurd (under 2 km) and Dhari (1.5 km).

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

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