About Uttar Kuri Village

Uttar Kuri is a small village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 239 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Kuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Kuri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Egra II
Pincode	721429
Area (hectares)	77.8 hectares
Population	457
Male Population	239
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Kuri compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Kuri is the 86th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 77.8 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Uttar Kuri

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

Uttar Kuri 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 Kuri
Nearest railway station	Nischintapur Market	3.7 km
Nearest town	Haldia	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Egra II	31 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	31 km

Villages closest to Uttar Kuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra II 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.

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Common questions about Uttar Kuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Kuri village had a population of 457. That makes it the 86th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Uttar Kuri village has 239 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Kuri has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Kuri is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Kuri covers 77.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Kuri falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Uttar Kuri 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 Kuri is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nischintapur Market is about 3.7 km away. Haldia is about 11 km away. Egra II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.