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About Uttar Rania Village

Uttar Rania is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 684 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Rania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Rania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 124.1 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 684
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Uttar Rania compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Rania is the 31st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 124.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Uttar Rania

The census records public bus service for Uttar Rania 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Rania from other places

Uttar Rania 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 Rania
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 Rania

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 Rania

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Rania village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 31st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Uttar Rania village has 684 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Rania has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Rania is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Rania covers 124.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar Rania is Nischintapur Market, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rania.

Uttar Rania 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 Rania 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 Raktia (under 2 km), Uttar Rampur (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 Rania today is likely to be higher.

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