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About Chak Joykrisnapur Village

Chak Joykrisnapur is a small village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 126 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Joykrisnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Joykrisnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 64.63 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 126
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Joykrisnapur compares

By the 2011 count Chak Joykrisnapur is the 183rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 64.63 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chak Joykrisnapur

Chak Joykrisnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Joykrisnapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Joykrisnapur from other places

Chak Joykrisnapur lies about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Chak Joykrisnapur
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 18 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 25 km

Villages closest to Chak Joykrisnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangarampur 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 Chak Joykrisnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Joykrisnapur village had a population of 229. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Chak Joykrisnapur village has 126 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Joykrisnapur has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Chak Joykrisnapur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Joykrisnapur covers 64.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Joykrisnapur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Joykrisnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Joykrisnapur.

Chak Joykrisnapur is about 25 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Joykrisnapur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangarampur is about 18 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramkrishnapur (under 2 km), Shibkrishnapur (under 2 km) and Dauiatpur (5.2 km).

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

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