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About Kala Chak Village

Kala Chak is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 64 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 30.62 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 64
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Kala Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kala Chak is the 266th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 30.62 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kala Chak

Kala Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kala Chak 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 Kala Chak from other places

Kala 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 Kala Chak
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 7.9 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 33 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Kala Chak

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 Kala Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Chak village had a population of 132. That makes it the 266th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Kala Chak village has 64 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Chak has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Kala Chak covers 30.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Kala 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.

Kala Chak is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 7.9 km away. Ghātāl is about 22 km away. Kharagpur II 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 Chak Halu (under 2 km), Raghunathpur (17 km) and Alichak (25 km).

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

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