About Jigna Village

Jigna is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 381 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigna village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil	Ghanghata
Pincode	272176
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	746
Male Population	381
Female Population	365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigna compares

By the 2011 count Jigna is the 239th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jigna

Jigna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 10+ 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 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 Jigna
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 Jigna

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.

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Common questions about Jigna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigna village had a population of 746. That makes it the 239th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Jigna village has 381 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigna has about 958 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Jigna is 272176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigna covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Jigna 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.

Jigna 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.