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About Sagma Village

Sagma is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 953 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 364.22 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 953
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sagma compares

By the 2011 count Sagma is the 23rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 364.22 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sagma

Sagma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sagma 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parasya, Parbad Kashitanr, Rapkata and Ruchap. 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 Sagma

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagma village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Sagma village has 953 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagma has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sagma is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagma covers 364.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sagma falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sagma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Sagma.

Sagma is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Sagma today is likely to be higher.

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