About Jigana Village

Jigana is a mid sized village in Kasya tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 811 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274402, 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	Kushinagar
Tehsil	Kasya
Pincode	274402
Area (hectares)	456.08 hectares
Population	1,659
Male Population	811
Female Population	848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigana compares

By the 2011 count Jigana is the 132nd largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,072 residents. Its 456.08 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jigana

Jigana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jigana 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 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 9.7 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Padrauna, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kasya	9.7 km
District headquarters	Kushinagar	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Padrauna	10 km

Villages closest to Jigana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasya 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 1,659. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,072 residents.

Jigana village has 811 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigana has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jigana is 274402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigana covers 456.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigana falls under Kasya tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigana is Padrauna, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jigana.

Jigana is about 9.7 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigana is in Kasya tehsil of Kushinagar district. Kasya is about 9.7 km away. Kushinagar is about 9.7 km away. Padrauna is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.