# Jigana Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Jigana

Jigana is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,572 people in 263 households**, the 64th largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 1,572people (2011)
- 263households
- 67.1%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jigana

Of every 100 households in Jigana in 2011, 26 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jigana · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**80%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

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 Jigana?

■ Jigana · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**924

Working population ****32.3%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 53.2% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (34%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 65 (13%) · **■** Marginal 129 (25%)

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 Chakia

- Magraur1,612 people
- Banarsiya1,611 people
- Tiara1,587 people
- Mawaiya1,585 people
- Shahpur1,565 people
- Amritpur1,561 people
- Semara1,554 people
- Haripur1,544 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jigana?1,572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigana in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jigana?67.1% (Census 2011)