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About Dewanchak Village

Dewanchak is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 39 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewanchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewanchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 44.92 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 39
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewanchak compares

By the 2011 count Dewanchak is the 371st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 44.92 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dewanchak

Dewanchak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewanchak as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Damrasol, Dandeswarpur, Darkuli and Debi. 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 Dewanchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewanchak village had a population of 79. That makes it the 371st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Dewanchak village has 39 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewanchak has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dewanchak is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewanchak covers 44.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewanchak falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dewanchak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewanchak.

Dewanchak is in Jhargram 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 Dewanchak today is likely to be higher.

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