About Banagram Village

Banagram is a large village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,887, made up of 1,473 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banagram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nanoor
Pincode	731240
Area (hectares)	385.9 hectares
Population	2,887
Male Population	1,473
Female Population	1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banagram compares

By the 2011 count Banagram is the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 385.9 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Banagram

Banagram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banagram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Banagram from other places

Banagram lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 9.7 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 Banagram
Nearest town	Nalhāti	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Nalhati Junction	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanoor	12 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	12 km

Villages closest to Banagram

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.

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Common questions about Banagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Banagram village had a population of 2,887. That makes it the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Banagram village has 1,473 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banagram has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Banagram is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banagram covers 385.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Banagram is Nalhati Junction, about 9.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banagram.

Banagram is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banagram is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 8.7 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 9.7 km away. Nanoor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.