# Jigna Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Jigna

Jigna is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,341 people in 303 households**, the 14th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,341people (2011)
- 303households
- 64.6%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Jigna PIN code and other codes

Jigna falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasao Kalan
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248800

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jigna from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jigna?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jigna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jigna known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 87% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jigna

Of every 100 households in Jigna in 2011, 47 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jigna · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**55%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jigna?

■ Jigna · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**946

Working population ****20.4%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 52.6% for women. 37% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 143 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Itarhi

- Lodhas2,818 people
- Chilhar2,791 people
- Atrauna2,774 people
- Hakimpur2,563 people
- Sarasti2,307 people
- Shukraulia2,295 people
- Baksara2,255 people
- Bhitihara2,169 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jigna from Buxar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Jigna?2,341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigna in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jigna?64.6% (Census 2011)