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About Uttarbar Village

Uttarbar is a large village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,787, made up of 1,958 males and 1,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttarbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttarbar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722138
Area (hectares) 666.75 hectares
Population 3,787
Male Population 1,958
Female Population 1,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttarbar compares

By the 2011 count Uttarbar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 666.75 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Uttarbar

Uttarbar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttarbar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Uttarbar from other places

Uttarbar lies about 53 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Maynapur, about 4.1 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 Uttarbar
Nearest railway station Maynapur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaypur 11 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 22 km
District headquarters Bankura 53 km

Villages closest to Uttarbar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttarbar village had a population of 3,787. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Uttarbar village has 1,958 males and 1,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttarbar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Uttarbar is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttarbar covers 666.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttarbar falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttarbar is Maynapur, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uttarbar.

Uttarbar is about 53 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttarbar is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. Maynapur is about 4.1 km away. Jaypur is about 11 km away. Bishnupur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gelia (9.4 km), Tanadighi (10.0 km) and Tandighi (10.0 km).

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

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