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About Jigani Village

Jigani is a large village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,898, made up of 2,003 males and 1,895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271307, 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 Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271307
Area (hectares) 288.58 hectares
Population 3,898
Male Population 2,003
Female Population 1,895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Jigani compares

By the 2011 count Jigani is the 35th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 288.58 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jigani

Jigani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jigani 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 Jigani from other places

Jigani lies about 41 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Maskanwa, about 9.8 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 Maskanwa 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 26 km
District headquarters Balrampur 41 km

Villages closest to Jigani

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 Jigani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigani village had a population of 3,898. That makes it the 35th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Jigani village has 2,003 males and 1,895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigani has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jigani is 271307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigani covers 288.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigani falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigani is Maskanwa, about 9.8 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 Jigani.

Jigani is about 41 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigani is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Maskanwa is about 9.8 km away. Utraula is about 26 km away. Balrampur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchanpur (under 2 km), Badahra Kot (under 2 km) and Kotwa Dergah (under 2 km).

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

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