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About Belgram Village

Belgram is a large village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,142, made up of 1,613 males and 1,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713141
Area (hectares) 482.93 hectares
Population 3,142
Male Population 1,613
Female Population 1,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belgram compares

By the 2011 count Belgram is the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 482.93 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Belgram

Belgram is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belgram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Belgram from other places

Belgram lies about 20 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Banpas, about 1.5 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 Belgram
Nearest railway station Banpas 1.5 km
Nearest town Guskhara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Galsi II 20 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 20 km

Villages closest to Belgram

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

Common questions about Belgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Belgram village had a population of 3,142. That makes it the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Belgram village has 1,613 males and 1,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belgram has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Belgram is 713141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belgram covers 482.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belgram falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belgram is Banpas, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belgram.

Belgram is about 20 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belgram is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Banpas is about 1.5 km away. Guskhara is about 10 km away. Galsi II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankari (5.1 km), Mohanpur (6.7 km) and Channa (7.4 km).

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

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