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About Uttar Khalpara Village

Uttar Khalpara is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,117, made up of 2,152 males and 1,965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Khalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Khalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735221
Area (hectares) 546.11 hectares
Population 4,117
Male Population 2,152
Female Population 1,965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Khalpara compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Khalpara is the 21st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 546.11 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Uttar Khalpara

Uttar Khalpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttar Khalpara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Khalpara from other places

Uttar Khalpara lies about 20 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 8.2 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 Khalpara
Nearest railway station Lataguri 8.2 km
Nearest town Maināguri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 20 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 20 km

Villages closest to Uttar Khalpara

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 Khalpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Khalpara village had a population of 4,117. That makes it the 21st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Uttar Khalpara village has 2,152 males and 1,965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Khalpara has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Uttar Khalpara covers 546.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar Khalpara is Lataguri, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Uttar Khalpara.

Uttar Khalpara is about 20 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Khalpara is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 8.2 km away. Maināguri is about 19 km away. Mal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbba Dolaicaon (1.8 km), Chengmarihat (2.2 km) and Dakshin Khalpara (2.6 km).

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

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