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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kalpana raja parmar
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- LGD code
- 454817
- Pincode
- 475686
- Post office
- Baroni Datia
- Population
- 4,025
- Households
- 854
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Sex ratio
- 825 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,762
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 282 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 350 km
- Nearest railway station
- Datia · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sawla hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jighna compares
By population, Jighna ranks #2 of 76 villages in Baroni mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.7%
+2.8% vs mandal average
- Jighna
- 60.7%
- Baroni mandal
- 57.9%
- Datia district
- 62.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
825
−18 vs mandal average
- Jighna
- 825
- Baroni mandal
- 843
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Jighna
- 4.7
- Baroni mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jighna at a glance
Jighna is a village of 4,025 people in 854 households (Census 2011) in Baroni tehsil, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 76 villages in Baroni tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 825 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Datia district centre, 25 km from Rajapur, the nearest town, 9 km from Datia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 475686, served by Baroni Datia post office; the LGD village code is 454817. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sawla hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is kalpana raja parmar, and the village votes in Karera assembly constituency, represented by MLA Khatik Ramesh Prasad. The population is estimated at 4,745 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jigna →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jighna · this village | 4,025 | 61% | — |
| Tiwari Ka Kua · Baroni | 134 | 61% | 1.7 km NW |
| Mehra · City Center | — | — | 3.9 km NW |
| Salaiya Pamar · Baroni | 1,674 | 66% | 4.1 km S |
| Satari · Baroni | 665 | 75% | 4.2 km NW |
| Pathari · Baroni | 1,447 | 54% | 4.6 km SW |
| Pathari · Orchha | 1,668 | 45% | 4.6 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jighna
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BADONI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,036.97
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 250.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jighna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jighna
- LGD code
- 454817
- Pincode
- 475686
- Post office
- Baroni Datia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,025
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,745
- Households
- 854
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 825
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Coordinates
- 25.63895°N, 78.36376°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gwalior
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karera
- Member of Parliament
- Bharat Singh Kushwah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Khatik Ramesh Prasad
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- kalpana raja parmar
- Block / Mandal
- Baroni
Getting there
How to reach Jighna
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal282 kmcapital
- Delhi350 km
- Hyderabad918 km
- Mumbai922 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDatia9 km
- Bus stopRaigarh Chauraha10 km
- Hospital / PHCSawla hospital5 km
- ATM / bankPUNJAB NATIONAL BANK ATM27 km
- Petrol pumpBharat petrolium10 km
- CollegeGurukul College of Education Datia9 km
- Police stationDatia Police Lines10 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)