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About Uttar Chatra Village

Uttar Chatra is a large village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,026, made up of 1,511 males and 1,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743247, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Chatra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743247
Area (hectares) 162.88 hectares
Population 3,026
Male Population 1,511
Female Population 1,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Uttar Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Chatra is the 40th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 162.88 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Uttar Chatra

Uttar Chatra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Uttar Chatra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Chatra from other places

Uttar Chatra lies about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Beliaghata Road, about 7.5 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 Chatra
Nearest railway station Beliaghata Road 7.5 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baduria 25 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Uttar Chatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Chatra village had a population of 3,026. That makes it the 40th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Uttar Chatra village has 1,511 males and 1,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Chatra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Chatra is 743247. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Chatra covers 162.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uttar Chatra falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Chatra is Beliaghata Road, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uttar Chatra.

Uttar Chatra is about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Chatra is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Beliaghata Road is about 7.5 km away. Bārāsat is about 16 km away. Baduria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Diara (under 2 km), Uttar Shibpur (5.2 km) and Sompur (7.3 km).

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

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