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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Uttar Kenosa is a village in Keshpur mandal, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The village comprises 689 people in 128 households with a literacy rate of 68.9%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANJU DALBERA
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- LGD code
- 338263
- Pincode
- 721122
- Post office
- Anandapur (West Midnapore)
- Population
- 689
- Households
- 128
- Literacy rate
- 68.9%
- Sex ratio
- 963 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 223
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 85 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1111 km
- Nearest railway station
- Salboni · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chandrakona Rural Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Uttar Kenosa compares
By population, Uttar Kenosa ranks #165 of 634 villages in Keshpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.9%
+1.3% vs mandal average
- Uttar Kenosa
- 68.9%
- Keshpur mandal
- 67.6%
- Paschim Medinipur district
- 69.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+8 vs mandal average
- Uttar Kenosa
- 963
- Keshpur mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Uttar Kenosa
- 5.4
- Keshpur mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Uttar Kenosa at a glance
Uttar Kenosa is a village of 689 people in 128 households (Census 2011) in Keshpur block, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, the 165th-largest of 634 villages in Keshpur block. Literacy is 69%, 1 points above the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Paschim Medinipur district centre, 29 km from Gaurhati, the nearest town, 22 km from Salboni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721122, served by Anandapur (West Midnapore) post office; the LGD village code is 338263. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chandrakona Rural Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is MANJU DALBERA, and the village votes in Keshpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Seuli Saha. The population is estimated at 771 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Kenosa · this village | 689 | 69% | — |
| Brahmankala · Chandrakona - II | 236 | 61% | 0.8 km N |
| Ratan Hati · Keshpur | 704 | 70% | 0.8 km W |
| Shasha Gerya · Keshpur | 844 | 70% | 0.8 km SW |
| Dakshin Kenosa · Keshpur | 437 | 68% | 1 km SE |
| Chenchura · Keshpur | 1,671 | 63% | 1.6 km W |
| Hajir Chak · Keshpur | 0 | — | 1.7 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Uttar Kenosa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 53.43
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Uttar Kenosa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Uttar Kenosa
- LGD code
- 338263
- Pincode
- 721122
- Post office
- Anandapur (West Midnapore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 689
- Population (projected 2026)
- 771
- Households
- 128
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 963
- Literacy rate
- 68.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.63778°N, 87.53450°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ghatal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Keshpur
- Member of Parliament
- Deepak Adhikari
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Seuli Saha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANJU DALBERA
- Block / Mandal
- Keshpur
Getting there
How to reach Uttar Kenosa
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata85 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1111 km
- Delhi1229 km
- Chennai1311 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSalboni22 km
- Bus stopRadhanagar13 km
- Hospital / PHCChandrakona Rural Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda31 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil27 km
- CollegeMidnapore City College28 km
- Police stationGarhbeta Police Station31 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Uttar Kenosa
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kameshwar Shiva templeTemple3.8 km ↗
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)