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About Tilak Chak Village

Tilak Chak is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 413 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilak Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilak Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712412
Area (hectares) 52.69 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 413
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Tilak Chak compares

By the 2011 count Tilak Chak is the 107th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 52.69 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tilak Chak

Tilak Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilak Chak 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilak Chak from other places

Tilak Chak lies about 24 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 Tilak Chak
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Tilak Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilak Chak village had a population of 806. That makes it the 107th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Tilak Chak village has 413 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilak Chak has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Tilak Chak is 712412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilak Chak covers 52.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tilak Chak falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tilak Chak is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tilak Chak.

Tilak Chak is about 24 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilak Chak is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.2 km away. Arambag is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balai Chak (under 2 km), Chak Amad (under 2 km) and Chak Fazil (under 2 km).

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

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