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About Gigla Village

Gigla is a mid sized village in Sadabad tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,792, made up of 987 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.97 hectares hectares.

Gigla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gigla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Sadabad
Area (hectares) 243.97 hectares
Population 1,792
Male Population 987
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gigla compares

By the 2011 count Gigla is the 70th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,496 residents. Its 243.97 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Gigla

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

Gigla lies about 35 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chamrola, about 15 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 Gigla
Tehsil headquarters Sadabad 7.2 km
Nearest town Sadābād 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Chamrola 15 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 35 km

Villages closest to Gigla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gigla village had a population of 1,792. That makes it the 70th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,496 residents.

Gigla village has 987 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gigla has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Gigla covers 243.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gigla falls under Sadabad tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gigla is Chamrola, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gigla.

Gigla is about 35 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gigla is in Sadabad tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Sadabad is about 7.2 km away. Sadābād is about 7.2 km away. Chamrola is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sista (2.4 km), Jarau (3.2 km) and Kursanda (3.3 km).

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

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