# Jigna Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Jigna

Jigna is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 134 households**, the 81st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,029people (2011)
- 134households
- 53.4%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Jigna PIN code and other codes

Jigna falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirpur Juaara
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234325

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?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)19 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)13 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?

8 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baba Collage Rampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baba Collage Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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**. About 64% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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, 8 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jigna · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**57%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**943

Working population ****16.9%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 38.2% for women. 32% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (11%) · **■** Other work 24 (14%) · **■** Marginal 118 (68%)

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 Garkha

- Pachbhiria1,185 people
- Paharpur1,156 people
- Deuria1,102 people
- Bagahi1,029 people
- Sarwadih1,001 people
- Baikunthpur970 people
- Gauhar Basant953 people
- Jagdishpur942 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jigna from Chhapra?19 km by road
- What is the population of Jigna?1,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigna in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jigna?53.4% (Census 2011)