About Jigini Village

Jigini is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 616 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Jigini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigini village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Mehnagar
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	1,316
Male Population	616
Female Population	700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,136
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigini compares

By the 2011 count Jigini is the 101st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Jigini

Jigini is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jigini 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 Jigini from other places

Jigini lies about 28 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 22 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 Jigini
Tehsil headquarters	Mehnagar	6.2 km
Nearest town	Lalganj	12 km
Nearest railway station	Phariha	22 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	28 km

Villages closest to Jigini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigini village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 101st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Jigini village has 616 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigini has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Jigini covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigini falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigini is Phariha, about 22 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 Jigini.

Jigini is about 28 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigini is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 6.2 km away. Lalganj is about 12 km away. Phariha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.