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About Badgram Village

Badgram is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 318 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 70.02 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 318
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 Badgram compares

By the 2011 count Badgram is the 89th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 70.02 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Badgram

Badgram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badgram 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. The nearest villages by name are Akahara, Ankura, Arjundi and Baddi. 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 Badgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Badgram village had a population of 578. That makes it the 89th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Badgram village has 318 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badgram has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Badgram is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badgram covers 70.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badgram falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Badgram notes the nearest railway station 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 Badgram.

Badgram is in Jhalda I 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 Badgram today is likely to be higher.

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