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About Bajirchak Village

Bajirchak is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 359 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajirchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajirchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 41.14 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 359
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Bajirchak compares

By the 2011 count Bajirchak is the 145th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 41.14 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bajirchak

Bajirchak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bajirchak 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bajirchak from other places

Bajirchak lies about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Balichak, about under 2 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 Bajirchak
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 24 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bajirchak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajirchak village had a population of 724. That makes it the 145th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Bajirchak village has 359 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajirchak has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bajirchak is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajirchak covers 41.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bajirchak falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bajirchak is Balichak, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bajirchak.

Bajirchak is about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajirchak is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 13 km away. Keshpur 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 Bar Kaunri Chak (under 2 km), Bikal Chak (under 2 km) and Chak Brahman Gram (under 2 km).

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

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