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About Nishan Chak Village

Nishan Chak is a small village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 190 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nishan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nishan Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721232
Area (hectares) 11.57 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 190
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nishan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Nishan Chak is the 99th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 11.57 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Nishan Chak

Nishan Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nishan Chak 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nekarbag, Nichna, Nilapat and Nirbhaypur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nishan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Nishan Chak village had a population of 398. That makes it the 99th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Nishan Chak village has 190 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nishan Chak has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Nishan Chak is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nishan Chak covers 11.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nishan Chak falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nishan Chak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Nishan Chak.

Nishan Chak is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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