About Elgram Village

Elgram is a small village in Katwa I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 59 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elgram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Katwa I
Pincode	713143
Area (hectares)	123.53 hectares
Population	119
Male Population	59
Female Population	60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Elgram compares

By the 2011 count Elgram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 123.53 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Elgram

Elgram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elgram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Elgram from other places

Elgram 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 Elgram
Nearest railway station	Banpas	1.5 km
Nearest town	Guskhara	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katwa I	20 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	20 km

Villages closest to Elgram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elgram village had a population of 119. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Elgram village has 59 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elgram has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Elgram is 713143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elgram covers 123.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Elgram falls under Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Elgram 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Elgram.

Elgram 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.

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