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About Jigna Ghat Village

Jigna Ghat is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 532 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigna Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna Ghat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271604
Area (hectares) 182.4 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 532
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigna Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Jigna Ghat is the 226th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 182.4 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jigna Ghat

Jigna Ghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jigna Ghat as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigna Ghat from other places

Jigna Ghat lies about 35 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Laiburwa Halt, about 28 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 Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Laiburwa Halt 28 km
District headquarters Balrampur 35 km

Villages closest to Jigna Ghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna Ghat village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 226th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Jigna Ghat village has 532 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna Ghat has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jigna Ghat is 271604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigna Ghat covers 182.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigna Ghat falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigna Ghat is Laiburwa Halt, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jigna Ghat.

Jigna Ghat is about 35 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigna Ghat is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 9.2 km away. Laiburwa Halt is about 28 km away. Balrampur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonhat (under 2 km), Dumaria (under 2 km) and Badhari (under 2 km).

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

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