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About Jigna Village

Jigna is a mid sized village in Unchahar tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,593, made up of 819 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Jigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Unchahar
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 1,593
Male Population 819
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jigna compares

By the 2011 count Jigna is the 58th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

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 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 within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jigna from other places

Jigna lies about 22 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur, about 1.6 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 railway station Lachhmanpur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahar 15 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 22 km
Nearest town Raebareli 22 km

Villages closest to Jigna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna village had a population of 1,593. That makes it the 58th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents.

Jigna village has 819 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Jigna covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigna falls under Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigna is Lachhmanpur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Jigna is in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lachhmanpur is about 1.6 km away. Unchahar is about 15 km away. Rae Bareli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobaha (under 2 km), Taghan (under 2 km) and Gobardhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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