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About Mehagram Village

Mehagram is one of the larger villages in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,731, made up of 2,997 males and 2,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731242
Area (hectares) 906.6 hectares
Population 5,731
Male Population 2,997
Female Population 2,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mehagram compares

By the 2011 count Mehagram is the 6th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 906.6 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Mehagram

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

Mehagram lies about 7.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.5 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 Mehagram
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 7.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.6 km

Villages closest to Mehagram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehagram village had a population of 5,731. That makes it the 6th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Mehagram village has 2,997 males and 2,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehagram has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Mehagram is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehagram covers 906.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehagram falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mehagram is Swadinpur, about 4.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mehagram.

Mehagram is about 7.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehagram is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 4.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 5.9 km away. Nalhati I is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tejhati (2.0 km), Haripur Podhra (2.3 km) and Kurumgram (2.3 km).

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

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