About Urte Village

Urte is a large village in Bansjor tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,355 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2240.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urte village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bansjor
Pincode	835201
Area (hectares)	2240.54 hectares
Population	2,693
Male Population	1,355
Female Population	1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Urte compares

By the 2011 count Urte is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents. Its 2240.54 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Urte

Urte is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Urte as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Urte from other places

Urte lies about 26 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 8.5 km away. 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 Urte
Tehsil headquarters	Bansjor	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	8.5 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	10 km
District headquarters	Simdega	26 km

Villages closest to Urte

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

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Common questions about Urte

As per the Census of India 2011, Urte village had a population of 2,693. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents.

Urte village has 1,355 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urte has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Urte is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urte covers 2240.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urte falls under Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urte is Biramitrapur, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Urte is about 26 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urte is in Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district. Bansjor is about 4.8 km away. Biramitrapur is about 8.5 km away. Birmitrapur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.