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About Uttar Silampur Village

Uttar Silampur is a large village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,583, made up of 1,883 males and 1,700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Silampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Silampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 499.65 hectares
Population 3,583
Male Population 1,883
Female Population 1,700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Silampur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Silampur is the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 499.65 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Uttar Silampur

Uttar Silampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Silampur as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Uttar Aranga, Uttar Daidpur, Uttar Kuri and Uttar Padma. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Silampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Silampur village had a population of 3,583. That makes it the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Uttar Silampur village has 1,883 males and 1,700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Silampur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

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

Uttar Silampur covers 499.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Uttar Silampur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Uttar Silampur.

Uttar Silampur is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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