# Jigina Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Jigina

Jigina is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 63 households**, the 227th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 429people (2011)
- 63households
- 57.4%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jigina

Of every 100 households in Jigina in 2011, 10 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jigina · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**54%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****97%**

**83%

Television ****8%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

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 Jigina?

■ Jigina · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**902

Working population ****23.1%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 36.8% for women. 43% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 39 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (56%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%)

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 Sahjanwa

- Mohnag441 people
- Jasulipar438 people
- Barwar Bujurg434 people
- Kateia432 people
- Belaura422 people
- Bikura416 people
- Belhar Mafi408 people
- Kusmaul408 people

[All 347 villages in Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jigina?429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigina in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jigina?57.4% (Census 2011)