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About Orgram Village

Orgram is one of the larger villages in Bhatar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,554, made up of 6,854 males and 6,700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2938.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Bhatar
Pincode 713167
Area (hectares) 2938.76 hectares
Population 13,554
Male Population 6,854
Female Population 6,700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Orgram compares

By the 2011 count Orgram is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 2938.76 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Orgram

Orgram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Orgram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Orgram from other places

Orgram lies about 22 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Noadar Dhal, about 2.4 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 Orgram
Nearest railway station Noadar Dhal 2.4 km
Nearest town Guskhara 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatar 16 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 22 km

Villages closest to Orgram

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 Orgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Orgram village had a population of 13,554. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Orgram village has 6,854 males and 6,700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orgram has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Orgram is 713167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orgram covers 2938.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Orgram is Noadar Dhal, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Orgram.

Orgram is about 22 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orgram is in Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Noadar Dhal is about 2.4 km away. Guskhara is about 7.0 km away. Bhatar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silakot (2.0 km), Mandarbati (3.4 km) and Gramdihi (3.6 km).

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

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