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About Uttar Padma Village

Uttar Padma is a mid sized village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 525 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Padma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Padma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 92.37 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 525
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Padma compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Padma is the 55th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 92.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Uttar Padma

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

Uttar Padma 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 Padma
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.4 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Uttar Padma

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.

Common questions about Uttar Padma

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Padma village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 55th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Uttar Padma village has 525 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Padma has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Padma is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Padma covers 92.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar Padma 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 Padma.

Uttar Padma 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 Padma is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 2.4 km away. Tamlūk is about 14 km away. Egra II 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 Badalpur (under 2 km), Dakshin Padma (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (10.0 km).

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

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