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About Amlichak Village

Amlichak is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 279 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amlichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amlichak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 99.49 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 279
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amlichak compares

By the 2011 count Amlichak is the 104th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 99.49 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Amlichak

Amlichak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amlichak 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amlichak from other places

Amlichak 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 Amlichak
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 13 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 13 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Amlichak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur II 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 Amlichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Amlichak village had a population of 530. That makes it the 104th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Amlichak village has 279 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amlichak has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Amlichak is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amlichak covers 99.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amlichak falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amlichak 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amlichak.

Amlichak 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.

Amlichak is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Kharagpur II is about 13 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alichak (under 2 km), Banamalichak (under 2 km) and Chak Sandharbatitaki (under 2 km).

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

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