About Jigana Village

Jigana is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 874 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.62 hectares hectares.

Jigana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Sakaldiha
Area (hectares)	260.62 hectares
Population	1,660
Male Population	874
Female Population	786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Jigana compares

By the 2011 count Jigana is the 156th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 260.62 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jigana

Jigana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jigana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. 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	Sakaldiha	25 km

Villages closest to Jigana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakaldiha 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 1,660. That makes it the 156th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Jigana village has 874 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigana has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Jigana covers 260.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigana falls under Sakaldiha 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.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Saidraja is about 12 km away. Chandauli is about 16 km away. Sakaldiha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.