# Jigina Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Jigina

Jigina is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 117 households**, the 94th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 754people (2011)
- 117households
- 71.8%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Jigina PIN code and other codes

Jigina falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNahauna
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252422

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

## How far is Jigina from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)12 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 Jigina?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jigina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khudun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Jigina known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Jigina

Of every 100 households in Jigina in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jigina · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****32%**

**55%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Jigina?

■ Jigina · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**927

Working population ****27.2%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 67.3% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (17%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 74 (36%)

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 Sasaram

- Rasulpur804 people
- Nimia792 people
- Jhalkhoria779 people
- Kharaunia756 people
- Dhanarhi745 people
- Sumbha745 people
- Kurdaun711 people
- Tetari709 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jigina from Sasaram?12 km by road
- What is the population of Jigina?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigina in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jigina?71.8% (Census 2011)