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About Malgram Village

Malgram is a mid sized village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 669 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram I
Pincode 713123
Area (hectares) 257.79 hectares
Population 1,275
Male Population 669
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malgram compares

By the 2011 count Malgram is the 42nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 257.79 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Malgram

Malgram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malgram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Malgram from other places

Malgram lies about 26 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Bhatar, about 17 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 Malgram
Nearest railway station Bhatar 17 km
Nearest town Memāri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ketugram I 26 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 26 km

Villages closest to Malgram

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

Common questions about Malgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Malgram village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Malgram village has 669 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malgram has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Malgram is 713123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malgram covers 257.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malgram falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malgram is Bhatar, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malgram.

Malgram is about 26 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malgram is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Bhatar is about 17 km away. Memāri is about 21 km away. Ketugram I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murgram (under 2 km), Bahara (5.5 km) and Shrigram (14 km).

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

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