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About Uttar Atharkhai Village

Uttar Atharkhai is a small village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 187 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Atharkhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Atharkhai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 141.23 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 187
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Atharkhai compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Atharkhai is the 98th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 141.23 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 939.

Getting to Uttar Atharkhai

Uttar Atharkhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Atharkhai as Available within <5 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 Atharkhai from other places

Uttar Atharkhai lies about 78 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 13 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 Atharkhai
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 16 km
Nearest town Siliguri 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 78 km

Villages closest to Uttar Atharkhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Atharkhai village had a population of 364. That makes it the 98th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Uttar Atharkhai village has 187 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Atharkhai has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Atharkhai is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Atharkhai covers 141.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Atharkhai falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Atharkhai is Dhumdangi, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Uttar Atharkhai.

Uttar Atharkhai is about 78 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Atharkhai is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 13 km away. Chopra is about 16 km away. Siliguri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khochabari (under 2 km), Dakshin Atharkhai (1.7 km) and Paschim Atharikhai (1.9 km).

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

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