# Jigna Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Jigna

Jigna is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,438 people in 247 households**, the 163rd largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,438people (2011)
- 247households
- 56.8%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jigna

Of every 100 households in Jigna in 2011, 11 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jigna · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**36%

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

**27%

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

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**73%

Television ****25%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**902

Working population ****26.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 45.0% for women. 41% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (18%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 96 (25%) · **■** Marginal 103 (27%)

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 Chunar

- Dharammerpur1,450 people
- Jamalpur Milki1,444 people
- Gaurahi1,443 people
- Lalpur1,440 people
- Dohri1,426 people
- Bisaura Khurd1,419 people
- Chaukia1,408 people
- Rampur1,405 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jigna?1,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigna in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jigna?56.8% (Census 2011)