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About Sigram Village

Sigram is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 198 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721503
Area (hectares) 48.39 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 198
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sigram compares

By the 2011 count Sigram is the 86th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 48.39 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 974.

Getting to Sigram

Sigram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sigram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shalpatra, Shanr Dhara, Shirsi and Sholenda. 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 Sigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigram village had a population of 391. That makes it the 86th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Sigram village has 198 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigram has about 975 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Sigram is 721503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sigram covers 48.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sigram falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sigram notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sigram.

Sigram is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Sigram today is likely to be higher.

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