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About Jigina Village

Jigina is a mid sized village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 343 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.76 hectares hectares.

Jigina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigina village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Area (hectares) 75.76 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 343
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jigina compares

By the 2011 count Jigina is the 208th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 75.76 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jigina

Jigina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jigina as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jigina from other places

Jigina lies about 28 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 9.9 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 21 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 28 km

Villages closest to Jigina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehdawal 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 755. That makes it the 208th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Jigina village has 343 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigina has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Jigina covers 75.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jigina is Uska Bazar, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jigina.

Jigina is about 28 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 Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 9.9 km away. Mehndāwal is about 9.9 km away. Uska Bazar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nighuri (under 2 km), Ghisiyawanpur (1.6 km) and Ledawa Sripal (1.6 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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