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About Jigra Village

Jigra is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 553 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jigra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jigra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 121.39 hectares
Population 1,061
Male Population 553
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jigra compares

By the 2011 count Jigra is the 102nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 121.39 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jigra

Jigra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jigra 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jadabbati, Jagajibanpur, Jamai Bati and Jejur. 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 Jigra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jigra village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Jigra village has 553 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jigra has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Jigra is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jigra covers 121.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jigra falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jigra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Jigra is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli 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 Jigra today is likely to be higher.

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