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About Milanchak Village

Milanchak is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 204 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Milanchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Milanchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 254.14 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 204
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Milanchak compares

By the 2011 count Milanchak is the 141st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 254.14 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Milanchak

Milanchak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Milanchak as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Milanchak from other places

Milanchak lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 2.0 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 Milanchak
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 3.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Milanchak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Milanchak village had a population of 420. That makes it the 141st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Milanchak village has 204 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Milanchak has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Milanchak is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Milanchak covers 254.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Milanchak falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Milanchak is Dubrajpur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Milanchak.

Milanchak is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Milanchak is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 2.0 km away. Dubrājpur is about 3.5 km away. Birbhum is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majuria (under 2 km), Neurghar (under 2 km) and Bhabanipur (1.6 km).

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

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