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About Jigina Village

Jigina is a large village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,278, made up of 2,105 males and 2,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735 hectares hectares.

Jigina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigina village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 735 hectares
Population 4,278
Male Population 2,105
Female Population 2,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jigina compares

By the 2011 count Jigina is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 735 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jigina

The census records public bus service for Jigina as Available within <5 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 Jigina from other places

Jigina lies about 6.7 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 5.5 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 Jigina
Nearest railway station Chureb 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 6.7 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 6.7 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 12 km

Villages closest to Jigina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigina village had a population of 4,278. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Jigina village has 2,105 males and 2,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigina has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Jigina covers 735 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jigina falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jigina is Chureb, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jigina.

Jigina is about 6.7 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jigina is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Chureb is about 5.5 km away. Ghanghata is about 6.7 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jigna (under 2 km), Hirdaipur (under 2 km) and Garth Aulia (1.7 km).

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

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