About Jiganiya Village

Jiganiya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 182 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares.

Jiganiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiganiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	301 hectares
Population	353
Male Population	182
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiganiya compares

By the 2011 count Jiganiya is the 830th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jiganiya

Jiganiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jiganiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jatauliya, Jaudalpur, Jayantipur and Jharwaria. 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.

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Common questions about Jiganiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiganiya village had a population of 353. That makes it the 830th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Jiganiya village has 182 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiganiya has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Jiganiya covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiganiya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jiganiya notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Jiganiya.

Jiganiya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti 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.