Uttar Raypur

Uttar Raypur
উত্তর রায়পুর
Census Town
Uttar Raypur
Uttar Raypur

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°28′N 88°12′E / 22.46°N 88.20°E / 22.46; 88.20Coordinates: 22°28′N 88°12′E / 22.46°N 88.20°E / 22.46; 88.20
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
 • Total 23,084
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB
Website s24pgs.gov.in

Uttar Raypur is a census town in Budge Budge I CD Block under Budge Budge police station of Alipore subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

Uttar Raypur is located at 22°28′N 88°12′E / 22.46°N 88.20°E / 22.46; 88.20.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Uttar Raypur had a total population of 23,084, of which 11,762 (51%) were males and 11,322 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,310. The total number of literates in Uttar Raypur was 17,522 (84.35 % of the population over 6 years).[3]

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in South 24 Parganas district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Maheshtala (M), Joka (CT), Balarampur (CT), Chata Kalikapur (CT), Budge Budge (M), Nischintapur (CT), Uttar Raypur (CT), Pujali (M), and Rajpur Sonarpur (M).[4]

As of 2001 India census,[5] Uttar Raypur had a population of 20,382. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uttar Raypur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 65%. In Uttar Raypur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India". District-wise list of stautory towns. Directorate of census operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Yahoo maps of Uttar Raypur". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  3. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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