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About Saligram Village

Saligram is a mid sized village in Katigora tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,837, made up of 944 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788815, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saligram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saligram village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Katigora
Pincode 788815
Area (hectares) 164.42 hectares
Population 1,837
Male Population 944
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saligram compares

By the 2011 count Saligram is the 49th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 164.42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Saligram

Saligram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saligram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rathacherra Mikir Punjee, Saidpur Pt I, Saidpur Pt Ii and Saidpur Pt Iii. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Saligram

As per the Census of India 2011, Saligram village had a population of 1,837. That makes it the 49th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Saligram village has 944 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saligram has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Saligram is 788815. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saligram covers 164.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saligram falls under Katigora tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The census record for Saligram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saligram.

Saligram is in Katigora tehsil of Cachar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saligram today is likely to be higher.

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