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About Maligram Village

Maligram is a small village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 159 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maligram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maligram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 100.39 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 159
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Maligram compares

By the 2011 count Maligram is the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 100.39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Maligram

Maligram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maligram 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 Maligram from other places

Maligram 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 Maligram
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 5.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.8 km

Villages closest to Maligram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 Maligram

As per the Census of India 2011, Maligram village had a population of 311. That makes it the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Maligram village has 159 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maligram has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Maligram is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maligram covers 100.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maligram falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maligram is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.7 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 Maligram.

Maligram 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.

Maligram is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.7 km away. Suri II 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 Bodpur (4.6 km), Shibpur (6.2 km) and Ananntapur (7.6 km).

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

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