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About Uttar Tentulmuri Village

Uttar Tentulmuri 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 955, made up of 483 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Tentulmuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Tentulmuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 124.38 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 483
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Tentulmuri compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Tentulmuri is the 55th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 124.38 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Uttar Tentulmuri

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

Uttar Tentulmuri 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 Tentulmuri
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.4 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai III 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Uttar Tentulmuri

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 Tentulmuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Tentulmuri village had a population of 955. That makes it the 55th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Uttar Tentulmuri village has 483 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Tentulmuri has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Uttar Tentulmuri covers 124.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar Tentulmuri 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 Tentulmuri.

Uttar Tentulmuri 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 Tentulmuri is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 2.4 km away. Tamlūk is about 14 km away. Contai III 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 Uttar Ramchandrapur (under 2 km), Gopalpur 4th Part (10.0 km) and Dakshin Kancheswar (14 km).

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

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