About Uttar Digha Village

Uttar Digha is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 338 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Digha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Digha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Bhagawanpur II
Pincode	721456
Area (hectares)	179.75 hectares
Population	653
Male Population	338
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Digha compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Digha is the 92nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 179.75 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 941.

Getting to Uttar Digha

Uttar Digha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uttar Digha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Digha from other places

Uttar Digha lies about 31 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nischintapur Market, about 3.7 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 Digha
Nearest railway station	Nischintapur Market	3.7 km
Nearest town	Haldia	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagawanpur II	31 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	31 km

Villages closest to Uttar Digha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II 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.

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Common questions about Uttar Digha

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Digha village had a population of 653. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Uttar Digha village has 338 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Digha has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Digha is 721456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Digha covers 179.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Digha falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Digha is Nischintapur Market, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance for Uttar Digha.

Uttar Digha is about 31 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Digha is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nischintapur Market is about 3.7 km away. Haldia is about 11 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.