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About Sijgram Village

Sijgram is one of the larger villages in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,474, made up of 2,860 males and 2,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742301
Area (hectares) 419.7 hectares
Population 5,474
Male Population 2,860
Female Population 2,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijgram compares

By the 2011 count Sijgram is the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 419.7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sijgram

Sijgram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sijgram as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Sank Palisa, Sankarmarui, Santoshpur and Sardanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sijgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijgram village had a population of 5,474. That makes it the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Sijgram village has 2,860 males and 2,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijgram has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Sijgram is 742301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijgram covers 419.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sijgram falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sijgram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sijgram.

Sijgram is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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