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About Jigina Village

Jigina is a mid sized village in Khalilabad tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 621 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.38 hectares hectares.

Jigina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigina village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Khalilabad
Area (hectares) 81.38 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 621
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jigina compares

By the 2011 count Jigina is the 171st largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents. Its 81.38 hectares work out to about 15 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 984.

Getting to Jigina

Jigina is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jigina as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 14 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 4.5 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 Maghar 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khalilabad 9.9 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 9.9 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Jigina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khalilabad 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 1,214. That makes it the 171st largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents.

Jigina village has 621 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigina has about 955 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 984.

Jigina covers 81.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jigina is Maghar, about 4.5 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jigina.

Jigina is about 14 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 Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Maghar is about 4.5 km away. Khalilabad is about 9.9 km away. Khalīlābād is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Inayatpur (under 2 km), Jujharpur (under 2 km) and Sehura (2.9 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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