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About Rahigram Village

Rahigram is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,395, made up of 2,199 males and 2,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742132, 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 Khargram
Pincode 742132
Area (hectares) 355.23 hectares
Population 4,395
Male Population 2,199
Female Population 2,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahigram compares

By the 2011 count Rahigram is the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 355.23 hectares work out to about 12 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 954.

Getting to Rahigram

Rahigram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rahigram as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Podda, Punia, Punrapara and Purbba Srikrishnapur. 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 4,395. That makes it the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Rahigram village has 2,199 males and 2,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahigram has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rahigram is 742132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahigram covers 355.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahigram falls under Khargram 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 - 10 km distance for Rahigram.

Rahigram is in Khargram 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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