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About Rahigram Village

Rahigram is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 391 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 129.26 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 391
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahigram compares

By the 2011 count Rahigram is the 110th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 129.26 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Rahigram

Rahigram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahigram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pashupatibati, Petari, Phupra and Pulia. 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 Rahigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahigram village had a population of 740. That makes it the 110th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Rahigram village has 391 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahigram has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Rahigram is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahigram covers 129.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahigram falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rahigram notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Rahigram.

Rahigram is in Burwan 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 Rahigram today is likely to be higher.

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