About Jigna Village

Jigna is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 773 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.07 hectares hectares.

Jigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Tehsil	Chunar
Area (hectares)	203.07 hectares
Population	1,438
Male Population	773
Female Population	665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Jigna compares

By the 2011 count Jigna is the 157th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 203.07 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Jigna

Jigna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jigna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigna from other places

Jigna lies about 51 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 16 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 Jigna
Nearest town	Ahraura	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kailahat	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chunar	20 km
District headquarters	Mirzapur	51 km

Villages closest to Jigna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 157th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Jigna village has 773 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Jigna covers 203.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigna falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigna is Kailahat, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Jigna is about 51 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigna is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 4.8 km away. Kailahat is about 16 km away. Chunar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.