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About Daud Chak Village

Daud Chak is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 176 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daud Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daud Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 67.56 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 176
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daud Chak compares

By the 2011 count Daud Chak is the 312th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 67.56 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Daud Chak

Daud Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Daud Chak as Available within 10+ 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 Daud Chak from other places

Daud Chak 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 Daud Chak
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 7.9 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 22 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 34 km

Villages closest to Daud Chak

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 Daud Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Daud Chak village had a population of 328. That makes it the 312th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Daud Chak village has 176 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daud Chak has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Daud Chak covers 67.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Daud Chak 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Daud Chak.

Daud Chak 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.

Daud Chak is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 7.9 km away. Ghātāl is about 22 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adam Chak (under 2 km), Amar Chak (under 2 km) and Andi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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