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About Uttarbabnan Village

Uttarbabnan is one of the larger villages in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,135, made up of 2,670 males and 2,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.64 hectares hectares.

Uttarbabnan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttarbabnan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 251.64 hectares
Population 5,135
Male Population 2,670
Female Population 2,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uttarbabnan compares

By the 2011 count Uttarbabnan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 251.64 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Uttarbabnan

Uttarbabnan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uttarbabnan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Uttarbabnan from other places

Uttarbabnan lies about 19 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Chandanpur, about 4.4 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 Uttarbabnan
Nearest railway station Chandanpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 19 km
District headquarters Hugli 19 km

Villages closest to Uttarbabnan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Uttarbabnan

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttarbabnan village had a population of 5,135. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Uttarbabnan village has 2,670 males and 2,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttarbabnan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Uttarbabnan covers 251.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uttarbabnan falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttarbabnan is Chandanpur, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance for Uttarbabnan.

Uttarbabnan is about 19 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttarbabnan is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Chandanpur is about 4.4 km away. Bhadreswar is about 16 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 19 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 Babnan (under 2 km), Beta (3.0 km) and Komdhara (3.3 km).

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

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