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About Uttar Harshachak Village

Uttar Harshachak is a small village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 155 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Harshachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Harshachak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 53.61 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 155
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Harshachak compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Harshachak is the 141st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 53.61 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 942.

Getting to Uttar Harshachak

Uttar Harshachak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uttar Harshachak 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 Harshachak from other places

Uttar Harshachak 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 Harshachak
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.4 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Uttar Harshachak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deshopran 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 Harshachak

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Harshachak village had a population of 292. That makes it the 141st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Uttar Harshachak village has 155 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Harshachak has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Harshachak is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Harshachak covers 53.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Harshachak falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Harshachak 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Uttar Harshachak.

Uttar Harshachak 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 Harshachak is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 2.4 km away. Tamlūk is about 14 km away. Deshopran 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 Kadua (under 2 km), Purba Chechuraput (under 2 km) and Purba Gobindapur (under 2 km).

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

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