About Jigana Village

Jigana is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,572, made up of 844 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Chakia
Pincode	232118
Area (hectares)	159.04 hectares
Population	1,572
Male Population	844
Female Population	728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
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 Jigana compares

By the 2011 count Jigana is the 62nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 159.04 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Jigana

Jigana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jigana 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigana from other places

Jigana lies about 16 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 12 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 Jigana
Nearest railway station	Saidraja	12 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	18 km

Villages closest to Jigana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigana village had a population of 1,572. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Jigana village has 844 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigana has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Jigana is 232118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigana covers 159.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigana falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigana is Saidraja, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jigana.

Jigana is about 16 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigana is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Saidraja is about 12 km away. Chandauli is about 16 km away. Chakia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.