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About Kagram Village

Kagram is one of the larger villages in Bharatpur II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,878, made up of 7,472 males and 7,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1101.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur II
Pincode 742403
Area (hectares) 1101.12 hectares
Population 14,878
Male Population 7,472
Female Population 7,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kagram compares

By the 2011 count Kagram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents. Its 1101.12 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kagram

Kagram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kagram 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 Kagram from other places

Kagram lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 Kagram
Nearest town Kāndi 12 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Kagram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagram village had a population of 14,878. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents.

Kagram village has 7,472 males and 7,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagram has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kagram is 742403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kagram covers 1101.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kagram falls under Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kagram is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 Kagram.

Kagram is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kagram is in Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 12 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Bharatpur II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandara (5.0 km), Ghana Shyampur (5.8 km) and Katundi (13 km).

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

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