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About Jignera Village

Jignera is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 806 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.52 hectares hectares.

Jignera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jignera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Area (hectares) 217.52 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 806
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jignera compares

By the 2011 count Jignera is the 119th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 217.52 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Jignera

Jignera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jignera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jignera from other places

Jignera lies about 25 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahadurpur, about 23 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 Jignera
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 5.3 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Bahadurpur 23 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 25 km

Villages closest to Jignera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jignera village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 119th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Jignera village has 806 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jignera has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 831.

Jignera covers 217.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jignera falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jignera is Bahadurpur, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jignera.

Jignera is about 25 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jignera is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Jalalabad is about 5.3 km away. Jalālābād is about 5.3 km away. Bahadurpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thaka T Ujera (under 2 km), Ujera (under 2 km) and Bhunni Khera (1.8 km).

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

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