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About Jiginiya Village

Jiginiya is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 386 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.06 hectares hectares.

Jiginiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiginiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 169.06 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 386
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jiginiya compares

By the 2011 count Jiginiya is the 327th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 169.06 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Jiginiya

Jiginiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jiginiya as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jiginiya from other places

Jiginiya lies about 32 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Miranpur Katra, about 10 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 Jiginiya
Nearest town Mīrānpur Katra 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Miranpur Katra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 14 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 32 km

Villages closest to Jiginiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiginiya village had a population of 715. That makes it the 327th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Jiginiya village has 386 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiginiya has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Jiginiya covers 169.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiginiya falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jiginiya is Miranpur Katra, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jiginiya.

Jiginiya is about 32 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiginiya is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Mīrānpur Katra is about 9.3 km away. Miranpur Katra is about 10 km away. Tilhar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur Buzurg (under 2 km), Barilalpur (under 2 km) and Lalpur Urf Baragaon (under 2 km).

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

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