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About Chak Basu Village

Chak Basu is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 96 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Basu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Basu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721136
Area (hectares) 47.35 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 96
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Basu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Basu is the 363rd largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 47.35 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chak Basu

Chak Basu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Basu 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 Basu from other places

Chak Basu lies about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 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 Chak Basu
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 7.9 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Debra 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Chak Basu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Debra 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 Basu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Basu village had a population of 188. That makes it the 363rd largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Chak Basu village has 96 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Basu has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chak Basu is 721136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Basu covers 47.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Basu falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Basu is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance for Chak Basu.

Chak Basu is about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Basu is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 7.9 km away. Ghātāl is about 22 km away. Debra 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 Brindaban Chak (under 2 km), Chak Kanu (under 2 km) and Chak Manu (under 2 km).

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

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