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About Chak Meral Village

Chak Meral is a small village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 210 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Meral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Meral village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 52.27 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 210
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Meral compares

By the 2011 count Chak Meral is the 112th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 52.27 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chak Meral

Chak Meral is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Meral 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bihar Pushkarini, Birshimul, Bishnubati and Bora Baikunthapur. 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 Chak Meral

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Meral village had a population of 393. That makes it the 112th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Chak Meral village has 210 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Meral has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chak Meral is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Meral covers 52.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Meral falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chak Meral notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Chak Meral.

Chak Meral is in Indus tehsil of Bankura 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 Chak Meral today is likely to be higher.

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