About Kaligram Village

Kaligram is a large village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,855, made up of 1,462 males and 1,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaligram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaligram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan I
Pincode	713102
Area (hectares)	697.59 hectares
Population	2,855
Male Population	1,462
Female Population	1,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaligram compares

By the 2011 count Kaligram is the 16th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 697.59 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kaligram

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

Kaligram lies about 9.9 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Khetia, about 4.7 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 Kaligram
Nearest railway station	Khetia	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan I	9.9 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	9.9 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	9.9 km

Villages closest to Kaligram

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

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Common questions about Kaligram

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaligram village had a population of 2,855. That makes it the 16th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Kaligram village has 1,462 males and 1,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaligram has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kaligram is 713102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaligram covers 697.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaligram falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaligram is Khetia, about 4.7 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 Kaligram.

Kaligram is about 9.9 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaligram is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Khetia is about 4.7 km away. Burdwan I is about 9.9 km away. Barddhaman is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.