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About Churigram Village

Churigram is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 652 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 134.49 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 652
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churigram compares

By the 2011 count Churigram is the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 134.49 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Churigram

Churigram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Churigram as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Churigram from other places

Churigram lies about 45 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 14 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 Churigram
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 45 km

Villages closest to Churigram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churigram village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Churigram village has 652 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churigram has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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

Churigram covers 134.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Churigram falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Churigram is Mallarpur, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Churigram.

Churigram is about 45 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churigram is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Mallarpur is about 14 km away. Khargram is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (under 2 km), Jamuni (2.0 km) and Hazipur (2.6 km).

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

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