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About Margram Village

Margram is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,689, made up of 1,894 males and 1,795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 166.17 hectares
Population 3,689
Male Population 1,894
Female Population 1,795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margram compares

By the 2011 count Margram is the 19th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 166.17 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Margram

Margram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Margram as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Margram from other places

Margram lies about 44 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.1 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 Margram
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 20 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 44 km

Villages closest to Margram

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 Margram

As per the Census of India 2011, Margram village had a population of 3,689. That makes it the 19th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Margram village has 1,894 males and 1,795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margram has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Margram is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margram covers 166.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Margram is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Margram.

Margram is about 44 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margram is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 6.9 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 7.1 km away. Khargram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Margram Arazi (under 2 km), Serpur (3.8 km) and Sahapara (4.0 km).

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

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