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About Uttar Jiala Village

Uttar Jiala is a mid sized village in Bagda tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 768 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Jiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Jiala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bagda
Pincode 743251
Area (hectares) 148.09 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 768
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Jiala compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Jiala is the 68th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents. Its 148.09 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Uttar Jiala

Uttar Jiala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Jiala as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Jiala from other places

Uttar Jiala 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 Jiala
Nearest railway station Beliaghata Road 7.5 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagda 30 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Uttar Jiala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Jiala village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 68th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents.

Uttar Jiala village has 768 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Jiala has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Jiala is 743251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Jiala covers 148.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Jiala falls under Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Jiala is Beliaghata Road, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uttar Jiala.

Uttar Jiala 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 Jiala is in Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Beliaghata Road is about 7.5 km away. Bārāsat is about 16 km away. Bagda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaniara (9.7 km), Kuladharpur (13 km) and Kulanandapur (13 km).

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

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