About Jigina Village

Jigina is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 448 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.41 hectares hectares.

Jigina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigina village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Rudhauli
Area (hectares)	480.41 hectares
Population	881
Male Population	448
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigina compares

By the 2011 count Jigina is the 77th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 480.41 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Jigina

Jigina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jigina as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigina from other places

Jigina lies about 26 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 19 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 Jigina
Tehsil headquarters	Rudhauli	13 km
Nearest railway station	Orwara	19 km
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	21 km
District headquarters	Basti	26 km

Villages closest to Jigina

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

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Common questions about Jigina

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigina village had a population of 881. That makes it the 77th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Jigina village has 448 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigina has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Jigina covers 480.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jigina falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigina is Orwara, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jigina.

Jigina is about 26 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigina is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 13 km away. Orwara is about 19 km away. Mehndāwal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.