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About Aligram Village

Aligram is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 755 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aligram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aligram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 126.85 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 755
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Aligram compares

By the 2011 count Aligram is the 57th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 126.85 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Aligram

Aligram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Aligram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aligram from other places

Aligram lies about 5.8 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.7 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 Aligram
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 5.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.8 km

Villages closest to Aligram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aligram village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 57th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Aligram village has 755 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aligram has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Aligram is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aligram covers 126.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aligram falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aligram is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Aligram.

Aligram is about 5.8 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aligram is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.7 km away. Nanoor is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Munigram (2.4 km), Bandar (2.9 km) and Udaypur (4.4 km).

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

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