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About Uttar Charai Khia Village

Uttar Charai Khia is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 290 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Charai Khia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Charai Khia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 37.09 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 290
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Charai Khia compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Charai Khia is the 118th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 37.09 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Uttar Charai Khia

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

How far is Uttar Charai Khia from other places

Uttar Charai Khia lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 2.4 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 Charai Khia
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.4 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Uttar Charai Khia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai I 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 Charai Khia

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Charai Khia village had a population of 553. That makes it the 118th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Uttar Charai Khia village has 290 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Charai Khia has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Charai Khia is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Charai Khia covers 37.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Charai Khia falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Charai Khia is Nandakumar, about 2.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uttar Charai Khia.

Uttar Charai Khia is about 16 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 Charai Khia is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 2.4 km away. Tamlūk is about 14 km away. Contai I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badalpur (under 2 km), Dandapur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Darua (under 2 km).

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

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