About Jigina Village

Jigina is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 226 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.04 hectares hectares.

Jigina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigina village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Sahjanwa
Area (hectares)	35.04 hectares
Population	429
Male Population	226
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jigina compares

By the 2011 count Jigina is the 220th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 35.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 17 km from Gorakhpur. 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	Sahjanwa	under 2 km
Nearest town	Khalīlābād	13 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	17 km

Villages closest to Jigina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahjanwa 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 429. That makes it the 220th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Jigina village has 226 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigina has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Jigina covers 35.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigina falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jigina notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jigina.

Jigina is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigina is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about under 2 km away. Khalīlābād is about 13 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.