# Jigana Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Jigana

Jigana is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 6 households**, the 808th largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 48people (2011)
- 6households
- 45.0%literacy
- 714females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jigana

Of every 100 households in Jigana in 2011, 40 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jigana · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****0%**

**75%

Television ****60%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

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 Jigana?

■ Jigana · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****714**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****143**

**883

Working population ****35.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.6% for men and 42.1% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (12%) · **■** Other work 8 (47%) · **■** Marginal 5 (29%)

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 Varanasi

- Dewariya58 people
- Jagsipur56 people
- Pachai50 people
- Nathanpur49 people
- Baherwa46 people
- Marcha Chak46 people
- Chakatesua44 people
- Kanhipur40 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jigana?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigana in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jigana?45.0% (Census 2011)