About Dewan Chak Village

Dewan Chak is a small village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 71 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewan Chak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Goghat I
Pincode	712616
Area (hectares)	311.06 hectares
Population	147
Male Population	71
Female Population	76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dewan Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 311.06 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Dewan Chak

Dewan Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewan Chak as Available within 10+ 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 Dewan Chak from other places

Dewan 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 Dewan Chak
Nearest railway station	Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed)	2.9 km
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goghat I	24 km
District headquarters	Hugli	24 km

Villages closest to Dewan Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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.

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Common questions about Dewan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewan Chak village had a population of 147. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Dewan Chak village has 71 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewan Chak has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dewan Chak is 712616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewan Chak covers 311.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewan Chak falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dewan 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dewan Chak.

Dewan 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.

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