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About Urpoti Village

Urpoti is a small village in Dhamtari tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 213 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urpoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urpoti village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Dhamtari
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 299.77 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 213
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urpoti compares

By the 2011 count Urpoti is the 105th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 299.77 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Urpoti

Urpoti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Urpoti as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urpoti from other places

Urpoti lies about 18 km from Dhamtari. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Urpoti
Tehsil headquarters Dhamtari 18 km

Villages closest to Urpoti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamtari tehsil.

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 Urpoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Urpoti village had a population of 441. That makes it the 105th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Urpoti village has 213 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urpoti has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Urpoti is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urpoti covers 299.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urpoti falls under Dhamtari tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Urpoti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Urpoti.

Urpoti is about 18 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urpoti is in Dhamtari tehsil of Dhamtari district. Dhamtari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandri (under 2 km), Palarao (under 2 km) and Mongari (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Urpoti today is likely to be higher.

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