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About Uttar Hanskhali Village

Uttar Hanskhali is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,049, made up of 1,510 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Hanskhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Hanskhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735221
Area (hectares) 235.1 hectares
Population 3,049
Male Population 1,510
Female Population 1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Hanskhali compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Hanskhali is the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 235.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Uttar Hanskhali

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

Uttar Hanskhali lies about 28 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 9.6 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 Hanskhali
Nearest railway station Neoranadi 9.6 km
Nearest town Siliguri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 28 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 28 km

Villages closest to Uttar Hanskhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Hanskhali village had a population of 3,049. That makes it the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Uttar Hanskhali village has 1,510 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Hanskhali has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Hanskhali is 735221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Hanskhali covers 235.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Hanskhali falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Hanskhali is Neoranadi, about 9.6 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 Hanskhali.

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

Uttar Hanskhali is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 9.6 km away. Siliguri is about 23 km away. Mal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandapur Tea Garden (under 2 km), Dakshin Hanskhali (1.9 km) and Sidabari (3.7 km).

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

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