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About Haji Chak Village

Haji Chak 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 629, made up of 324 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haji Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haji Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721156
Area (hectares) 47.94 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 324
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Haji Chak compares

By the 2011 count Haji Chak is the 170th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 47.94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Haji Chak

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

Haji 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 Haji 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 Haji 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 Haji Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Haji Chak village had a population of 629. That makes it the 170th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Haji Chak village has 324 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haji Chak has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Haji Chak is 721156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haji Chak covers 47.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Haji 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.

Haji 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 Haji Chak today is likely to be higher.

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