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About Jigni Village

Jigni is a large village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,100, made up of 1,014 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.15 hectares hectares.

Jigni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 276.15 hectares
Population 2,100
Male Population 1,014
Female Population 1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigni compares

By the 2011 count Jigni is the 65th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 276.15 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jigni

Jigni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jigni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Janpah, Janpah Taluka Bansdih, Janpur and Janpur Jadopur. 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 Jigni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigni village had a population of 2,100. That makes it the 65th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Jigni village has 1,014 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigni has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Jigni covers 276.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigni falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jigni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jigni.

Jigni is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia 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 Jigni today is likely to be higher.

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