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About Sijgram Village

Sijgram is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,200, made up of 1,133 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 224.19 hectares
Population 2,200
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sijgram compares

By the 2011 count Sijgram is the 67th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 224.19 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sijgram

The census records public bus service for Sijgram 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shialtor, Shibpur, Shitalpur and Shushihar. 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 Sijgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijgram village had a population of 2,200. That makes it the 67th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Sijgram village has 1,133 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijgram has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sijgram is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijgram covers 224.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sijgram falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sijgram notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Sijgram.

Sijgram is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Sijgram today is likely to be higher.

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