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About Jiganahawa Village

Jiganahawa is a mid sized village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 865 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.1 hectares hectares.

Jiganahawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiganahawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Area (hectares) 671.1 hectares
Population 1,693
Male Population 865
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiganahawa compares

By the 2011 count Jiganahawa is the 99th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 671.1 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jiganahawa

Jiganahawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiganahawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhanak Pur, Jhapar, Jharo Kala and Jharo Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jiganahawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiganahawa village had a population of 1,693. That makes it the 99th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Jiganahawa village has 865 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiganahawa has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Jiganahawa covers 671.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiganahawa falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Jiganahawa notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Jiganahawa.

Jiganahawa is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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