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About Uttar Barbari Village

Uttar Barbari is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 547 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Barbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Barbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721625
Area (hectares) 62.75 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 547
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Barbari compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Barbari is the 53rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 62.75 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Uttar Barbari

Uttar Barbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Barbari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Barbari from other places

Uttar Barbari lies about 38 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 4.2 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 Barbari
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 4.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 38 km

Villages closest to Uttar Barbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Barbari village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Uttar Barbari village has 547 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Barbari has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Barbari is 721625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Barbari covers 62.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uttar Barbari falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Barbari is Gurudas Nagar, about 4.2 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 km distance for Uttar Barbari.

Uttar Barbari is about 38 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 Barbari is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about 4.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 4.8 km away. Chandipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajabaria (3.2 km), Majnabaria (3.2 km) and Majnabaria Chak (3.2 km).

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

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