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About Jigani Village

Jigani is a small village in Kasya tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 149 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.97 hectares hectares.

Jigani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Kasya
Area (hectares) 89.97 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 149
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Jigani compares

By the 2011 count Jigani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,072 residents. Its 89.97 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jigani

Jigani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jigani 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 Jigani from other places

Jigani lies about 10 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 Jigani
Nearest railway station Padrauna 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasya 10 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 10 km

Villages closest to Jigani

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.

Common questions about Jigani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigani village had a population of 291. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,072 residents.

Jigani village has 149 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigani has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Jigani covers 89.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jigani is Padrauna, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jigani.

Jigani is about 10 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Jigana (under 2 km), Baij Nathpur (under 2 km) and Mathia Tapsi (1.6 km).

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

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