Village · Shergaon, West Kameng # Jigaon Jigaon is a village in Shergaon sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 579 people in 144 households, the 3rd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 579 people (2011) - 144 households - 76.8% literacy - 728 females per 1,000 males ## Jigaon PIN code and other codes Jigaon falls in Shergaon sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Kalaktang - Census village code 261774 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jigaon from nearby towns? - Shergaon (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 45 km by road - Rupa (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jigaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rupa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jigaon known for? The main crops are potato, maize and tomato. About 29% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jigaon Of every 100 households in Jigaon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Jigaon · ■ Shergaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 94% - Toilet within the home 65% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 35% 48% - Tap water 94% 97% - Drinking water within premises 29% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 75% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 25% 66% - Use banking services 84% 51% - Television 69% 60% - Mobile phone 20% 25% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 4% - Car / jeep / van 13% 8% - None of these assets 19% 26% - Own their home 61% 65% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jigaon? ■ Jigaon · ■ Shergaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.8% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 728 890 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 596 909 - Working population 62.0% 52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 72.2% for women. 60% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 40 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 43 (12%) · ■ Marginal 273 (76%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shergaon - Shergaon 1,393 people - Tenzingaon 728 people - Yokmupam 130 people - Demachang 125 people - Mushaksing 102 people - Rowta 20 people All 10 villages in Shergaon ## Quick answers - How far is Jigaon from Bomdila? 45 km by road - What is the population of Jigaon? 579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jigaon in? West Kameng district (Shergaon sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jigaon? 76.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/shergaon/jigaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.