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

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Village · Revelganj, Saran 

# Jigna

Jigna is a village in Revelganj sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,641 people in 438 households**, the 11th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,641people (2011)
- 438households
- 69.6%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Jigna PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKachnar
- Community development blockRevelganj
- Census village code233565

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?

- Revelganj (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)15 km by road
- Revelganj (nearest town)2 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?

6 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saran
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 89% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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, 27 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jigna · ■ Revelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**9%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****38%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Revelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**919

Working population ****37.6%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 56.4% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (4%) · **■** Marginal 651 (66%)

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 Revelganj

- Mukrera2,890 people
- Kachnar2,803 people
- Mainpura2,710 people
- Parsa2,672 people
- Auli2,618 people
- Deuria2,557 people
- Mobarakpur2,523 people
- Semaria Khurd2,346 people

[All 52 villages in Revelganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/revelganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jigna from Chhapra?15 km by road
- What is the population of Jigna?2,641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigna in?Saran district (Revelganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jigna?69.6% (Census 2011)