About Jaigahan Village

Jaigahan is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 662 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaigahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaigahan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Pincode	222139
Area (hectares)	33.81 hectares
Population	1,368
Male Population	662
Female Population	706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaigahan compares

By the 2011 count Jaigahan is the 182nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 33.81 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Jaigahan

Jaigahan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaigahan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jaigahan from other places

Jaigahan lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, 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 Jaigahan
Nearest railway station	Kheta Sarai	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	12 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	12 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	22 km

Villages closest to Jaigahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaigahan village had a population of 1,368. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Jaigahan village has 662 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaigahan has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Jaigahan is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaigahan covers 33.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jaigahan falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaigahan is Kheta Sarai, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Jaigahan.

Jaigahan is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaigahan is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 5.5 km away. Shahganj is about 12 km away. Shāhganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.