Geographic Location of Jigra

The village Jigra is located in Haripal C.D.Block of Hooghly District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Haripal Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Jigra

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Jigra,
Hooghly,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 712405

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jigra

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A brief summary of available data for Jigra is given below:

Social Structure of Jigra

As per available data from the year 2009, 1061 persons live in 229 house holds in the village Jigra. There are 508 female individuals and 553 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.88% and males constitute 52.12% of the total population.

There are 387 scheduled castes persons of which 188 are females and 199 are males. Females constitute 48.58% and males constitute 51.42% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 36.48% of the total population.

There are 44 scheduled tribes persons of which 20 are females and 24 are males. Females constitute 45.45% and males constitute 54.55% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 4.15% of the total population.

Population density of Jigra is 874.04 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jigra

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Total area of Jigra is 121.39 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 94.84 ha. About 40.46 ha is un-irrigated area. About 54.38 ha is irrigated area. About 32.33 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 14.38 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 7.67 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 25.53 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.02 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Jigra

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Jigra.

There is a government primary school in the village Jigra.

There are no middle schools in the village Jigra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no secondary schools in the village Jigra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bahirkhanda, which is less than 5 kms away from Jigra.

Colleges in Jigra

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Tarakeswar, which is 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Jigra.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Jigra.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Jigra.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Chandannagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jigra.

Other Educational Facilities in Jigra

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bandel, which is more than 10 kms away from Jigra.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Tarakeswar, which is 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Kounagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jigra.

Healthcare Facilities in Jigra

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Jigra.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Jigra.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Jigra.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Jigra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Jigra.

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