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About Helar Chak Village

Helar 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 655, made up of 333 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helar Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712613
Area (hectares) 80.7 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 333
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Helar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Helar Chak is the 126th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 80.7 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Helar Chak

Helar Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Helar Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Helar Chak from other places

Helar 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 Helar 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 Helar 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 Helar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Helar Chak village had a population of 655. That makes it the 126th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Helar Chak village has 333 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helar Chak has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Helar Chak is 712613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Helar Chak covers 80.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Helar Chak is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 village for Helar Chak.

Helar 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.

Helar 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 Helar Chak today is likely to be higher.

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