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About Uttar Raktia Village

Uttar Raktia is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 171 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Raktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Raktia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 50.93 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 171
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
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 Raktia compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Raktia is the 133rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 50.93 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Uttar Raktia

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

Uttar Raktia 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 Raktia
Nearest railway station Nischintapur Market 3.7 km
Nearest town Haldia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai III 31 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 31 km

Villages closest to Uttar Raktia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai III 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 Raktia

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Raktia village had a population of 304. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Uttar Raktia village has 171 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Raktia has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Uttar Raktia covers 50.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Raktia falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Raktia 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uttar Raktia.

Uttar Raktia 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 Raktia is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nischintapur Market is about 3.7 km away. Haldia is about 11 km away. Contai III is about 31 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 Rampur (under 2 km), Uttar Rania (under 2 km) and Suruanagari (2.0 km).

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

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