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About Banagram Village

Banagram is a small village in Bhatar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 95 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Bhatar
Pincode 713128
Area (hectares) 52.82 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 95
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banagram compares

By the 2011 count Banagram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 52.82 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Banagram

Banagram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banagram as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banagram from other places

Banagram lies about 42 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Kirnahar, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Banagram
Nearest railway station Kirnahar 15 km
Nearest town Bolpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatar 26 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 42 km

Villages closest to Banagram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatar tehsil.

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 Banagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Banagram village had a population of 193. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Banagram village has 95 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banagram has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Banagram is 713128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banagram covers 52.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banagram falls under Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banagram is Kirnahar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Banagram is about 42 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banagram is in Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Kirnahar is about 15 km away. Bolpur is about 16 km away. Bhatar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.2 km), Shripur (2.2 km) and Nabasta (8.7 km).

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

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