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About Jigna Village

Jigna is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 640 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271607
Area (hectares) 148.74 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 640
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 compares

By the 2011 count Jigna is the 206th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 148.74 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jigna

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

Jigna lies about 49 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Trilokpur, about 4.5 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
Nearest railway station Trilokpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Tulsīpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 31 km
District headquarters Balrampur 49 km

Villages closest to Jigna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 206th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Jigna village has 640 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jigna is 271607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigna covers 148.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jigna is Trilokpur, about 4.5 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.

Jigna is about 49 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigna is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Trilokpur is about 4.5 km away. Tulsīpur is about 26 km away. Utraula is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahdeia (11 km), Dudhra (11 km) and Bhelaya Madanpur (12 km).

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

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