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About Postgram Village

Postgram is a mid sized village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 705 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Postgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Postgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713514
Area (hectares) 473.32 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 705
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Postgram compares

By the 2011 count Postgram is the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 473.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 929.

Getting to Postgram

Postgram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Postgram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paikpara, Palashani, Panchberia and Panjoa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Postgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Postgram village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Postgram village has 705 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Postgram has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Postgram is 713514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Postgram covers 473.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Postgram falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Postgram notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Postgram.

Postgram is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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