About Sanigram Village

Sanigram is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 860 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanigram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742157
Area (hectares)	266.51 hectares
Population	1,677
Male Population	860
Female Population	817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanigram compares

By the 2011 count Sanigram is the 59th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 266.51 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sanigram

Sanigram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanigram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sanigram from other places

Sanigram lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 15 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 Sanigram
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	16 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	19 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	31 km

Villages closest to Sanigram

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.

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Common questions about Sanigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanigram village had a population of 1,677. That makes it the 59th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Sanigram village has 860 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanigram has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Sanigram covers 266.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanigram is Lohapur, about 15 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 village for Sanigram.

Sanigram 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.

Sanigram is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 15 km away. Khargram is about 16 km away. Rampur Hat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.