About Uttar Kona Village

Uttar Kona is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,341, made up of 711 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Kona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Kona village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731214
Area (hectares)	324.76 hectares
Population	1,341
Male Population	711
Female Population	630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Kona compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Kona is the 48th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 324.76 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Uttar Kona

Uttar Kona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttar Kona as Available within village. 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 Uttar Kona from other places

Uttar Kona lies about 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gankar, about 8.1 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 Uttar Kona
Nearest railway station	Gankar	8.1 km
Nearest town	Jangipur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Illambazar	28 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	28 km

Villages closest to Uttar Kona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar 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 Uttar Kona

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Kona village had a population of 1,341. That makes it the 48th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Uttar Kona village has 711 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Kona has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Kona is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Kona covers 324.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Kona falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Kona is Gankar, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Uttar Kona.

Uttar Kona is about 28 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Kona is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gankar is about 8.1 km away. Jangipur is about 13 km away. Illambazar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.