About Jigani Village

Jigani is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 221 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigani village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Lalganj
Pincode	276202
Area (hectares)	63.81 hectares
Population	467
Male Population	221
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigani compares

By the 2011 count Jigani is the 312th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 63.81 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Jigani

Jigani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jigani as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigani from other places

Jigani lies about 172 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pariawan Kalakankar Road, about 13 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 Jigani
Nearest railway station	Pariawan Kalakankar Road	13 km
Nearest town	Kunda	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalganj	23 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	172 km

Villages closest to Jigani

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

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Common questions about Jigani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigani village had a population of 467. That makes it the 312th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Jigani village has 221 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigani has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Jigani is 276202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigani covers 63.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigani falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigani is Pariawan Kalakankar Road, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Jigani.

Jigani is about 172 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigani is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Pariawan Kalakankar Road is about 13 km away. Kunda is about 19 km away. Lalganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.