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About Raigram Village

Raigram is one of the larger villages in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,185, made up of 3,732 males and 3,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Manteswar
Pincode 713422
Area (hectares) 508.78 hectares
Population 7,185
Male Population 3,732
Female Population 3,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raigram compares

By the 2011 count Raigram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 508.78 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Raigram

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

How far is Raigram from other places

Raigram lies about 37 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Samudra Garh, about 15 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 Raigram
Tehsil headquarters Manteswar 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Samudra Garh 15 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 19 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 37 km

Villages closest to Raigram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raigram village had a population of 7,185. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Raigram village has 3,732 males and 3,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raigram has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Raigram is 713422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raigram covers 508.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raigram falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raigram is Samudra Garh, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raigram.

Raigram is about 37 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raigram is in Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Manteswar is about 9.1 km away. Samudra Garh is about 15 km away. Navadwīp is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirgahar (1.9 km), Mamudpur (2.1 km) and Paschim Mamudpur (2.1 km).

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

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