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About Uttar Kharkharia Village

Uttar Kharkharia is a large village in Mekliganj tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,677, made up of 1,383 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Kharkharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Kharkharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735304
Area (hectares) 669.25 hectares
Population 2,677
Male Population 1,383
Female Population 1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Kharkharia compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Kharkharia is the 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 669.25 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Uttar Kharkharia

Uttar Kharkharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Kharkharia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Uttar Dwarikamari, Uttar Fulkar Dabri Bajejama, Uttar Hemkumari and Uttar Jamaldaha Balapukharia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharkharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Kharkharia village had a population of 2,677. That makes it the 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Uttar Kharkharia village has 1,383 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Kharkharia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Kharkharia is 735304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Kharkharia covers 669.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Kharkharia falls under Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Uttar Kharkharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Uttar Kharkharia is in Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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