About Chak Purohit Village

Chak Purohit is a large village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,230, made up of 1,328 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 679 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Purohit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Purohit village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Raina I
Pincode	713101
Area (hectares)	178.71 hectares
Population	2,230
Male Population	1,328
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	679
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Purohit compares

By the 2011 count Chak Purohit is the 22nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 178.71 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chak Purohit

Chak Purohit is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Purohit as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bokra, Bora, Bujrukdighi and Burar. 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.

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Common questions about Chak Purohit

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Purohit village had a population of 2,230. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Chak Purohit village has 1,328 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Purohit has about 679 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chak Purohit is 713101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Purohit covers 178.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Purohit falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chak Purohit notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Purohit.

Chak Purohit is in Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman 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.