About Saligram Village

Saligram is a mid sized village in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 982 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saligram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saligram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan II
Pincode	713407
Area (hectares)	222.5 hectares
Population	1,961
Male Population	982
Female Population	979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saligram compares

By the 2011 count Saligram is the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 222.5 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Saligram

Saligram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saligram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saligram from other places

Saligram 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 Saligram
Nearest railway station	Khetia	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan II	9.9 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	9.9 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	9.9 km

Villages closest to Saligram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saligram village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Saligram village has 982 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saligram has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Saligram is 713407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saligram covers 222.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saligram falls under Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saligram is Khetia, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saligram.

Saligram 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.

Saligram is in Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Khetia is about 4.7 km away. Burdwan II 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.