Country India PIN 742159 (Khargram) Area 378.8 km² Population 273,332 (2011) | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone/STD code 03484 Elevation 27 m Area code 03484 | |
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Khargram is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Khargram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Nagar. It is located 34 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.
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Location
Khargram is located at 24°02′11″N 87°59′36″E
Khargram CD Block is bounded by Nabagram CD Block in the north, Bharatpur II CD Block in the east, Kandi, Burwan and Bharatpur I CD Blocks in the south and Rampurhat II CD Block in the west.
Area
Khargram CD Block has an area of 378.80 km2.
Physical features
The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats in Khargram block/ panchayat samiti are: Balia, Eroali, Indrani, Jhilli, Joypur, Khargram, Kirtipur, Margram, Mohisar, Padamkandi, Parulia and Sadal.
Population
As per 2011 Census of India Khargram CD Block had a total population of 273,332, all of which were rural. There were 139,533 (51%) males and 133,799 (49%) females. The population below 6 years was 37,804. Scheduled Castes numbered 59,929 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,442.
As per 2001 census, Khargram block has a total population of 234,715, out of which 120,352 were males and 114,363 were females. Khargram block registered a population growth of 16.04 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Large villages
Large villages in Khargram CD Block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Jhilli (5,162), Indrani (7,018), Rahigram (4,395), Sankarpur (10,124), Asalgram (5,010), Parulia (4,400), Nagar (11,882), Sahapur (5,409), Jatarpur (4,098), Khargram (11,209) and Mahisar (4,325).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Khargram CD Block was 149,700 (63.56% of the population below 6 years) out of which 83,797 (56%) were males and 65,903 (44%) were females.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Murshidabad district was 66.59.Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Language
Bengali is the local language in these areas.