Kogram

Kogram
কোগ্রাম
Village
Kogram
Location in West Bengal, India
Kogram
Kogram (India)
Coordinates: 23°32′20″N 87°53′53″E / 23.53889°N 87.89806°E / 23.53889; 87.89806Coordinates: 23°32′20″N 87°53′53″E / 23.53889°N 87.89806°E / 23.53889; 87.89806
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
Languages
  Official Bengali
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website www.bardhaman.nic.in

Kogram is a village in Ketugram I CD Block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India

Geography

The village is beside the Ajay River.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Kogram had a total population of 383, of which 209 (55%) were males and 174 (45%) were females. Population below 6 years was 46. The total number of literates in Kogram was 219 (64.99% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Culture

It is famous for the early residence of notable Bengali Bengali writer and poet, Kumud Ranjan Mullick and the Mangal Chandi Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.[2]

References

  1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. "Location of Kogram". Wikimapia. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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