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About Uttar Chandipur Village

Uttar Chandipur is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 128 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 76.9 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 128
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uttar Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Chandipur is the 142nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 76.9 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Uttar Chandipur

Uttar Chandipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Chandipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Chandipur from other places

Uttar Chandipur lies about 11 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.5 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 Uttar Chandipur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Uttar Chandipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Uttar Chandipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Chandipur village had a population of 251. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Uttar Chandipur village has 128 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Chandipur has about 961 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Chandipur is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Chandipur covers 76.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Chandipur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Chandipur is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uttar Chandipur.

Uttar Chandipur is about 11 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Chandipur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 7.3 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 7.5 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Chandipur (under 2 km), Udaypur (1.8 km) and Sahajapur (2.6 km).

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

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