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About Jiginiya Urph Shahpur Village

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur is a large village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,201, made up of 1,687 males and 1,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.82 hectares hectares.

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiginiya Urph Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 59.82 hectares
Population 3,201
Male Population 1,687
Female Population 1,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jiginiya Urph Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Jiginiya Urph Shahpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 59.82 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jiginiya Urph Shahpur

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur 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 Jiginiya Urph Shahpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Jiginiya Urph Shahpur from other places

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur lies about 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 5.5 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 Jiginiya Urph Shahpur
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 5.5 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 19 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 21 km

Villages closest to Jiginiya Urph Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 Jiginiya Urph Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiginiya Urph Shahpur village had a population of 3,201. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur village has 1,687 males and 1,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiginiya Urph Shahpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur covers 59.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jiginiya Urph Shahpur is Sihapar Halt, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Jiginiya Urph Shahpur.

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur is about 21 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiginiya Urph Shahpur is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 5.5 km away. Khalīlābād is about 10 km away. Khajni is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vishunpur Urf Shahpur (under 2 km), Bigahi (2.7 km) and Chautra Patti (3.1 km).

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

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