About Jijigram Village

Jijigram is one of the larger villages in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,977, made up of 3,572 males and 3,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 898.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jijigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jijigram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	898.63 hectares
Population	6,977
Male Population	3,572
Female Population	3,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jijigram compares

By the 2011 count Jijigram is the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 898.63 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jijigram

Jijigram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jijigram as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jijigram from other places

Jijigram lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jangipur Road, about 8.8 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 Jijigram
Nearest railway station	Jangipur Road	8.8 km
Nearest town	Jangipur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	34 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	34 km

Villages closest to Jijigram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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.

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Common questions about Jijigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Jijigram village had a population of 6,977. That makes it the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Jijigram village has 3,572 males and 3,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jijigram has about 953 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Jijigram is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jijigram covers 898.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jijigram falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jijigram is Jangipur Road, about 8.8 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 village for Jijigram.

Jijigram is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jijigram is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Jangipur Road is about 8.8 km away. Jangipur is about 12 km away. Murarai II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.