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About Uttar Khamar Village

Uttar Khamar is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 84 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Khamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Khamar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 31.31 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 84
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Khamar compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Khamar is the 420th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 31.31 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Uttar Khamar

Uttar Khamar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Khamar as Available within 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 Khamar from other places

Uttar Khamar lies about 22 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about 20 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 Khamar
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 9.1 km
Nearest town Chandrakona 13 km
Nearest railway station Salboni 20 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 22 km

Villages closest to Uttar Khamar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Khamar village had a population of 163. That makes it the 420th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Uttar Khamar village has 84 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Khamar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Khamar is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Khamar covers 31.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Khamar falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Khamar is Salboni, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uttar Khamar.

Uttar Khamar is about 22 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Khamar is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Keshpur is about 9.1 km away. Chandrakona is about 13 km away. Salboni 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 Raniar (6.7 km), Ranibar (6.7 km) and Panch Khuiri (7.7 km).

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

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