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About Chak Purushottam Village

Chak Purushottam is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 141 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Purushottam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Purushottam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 122.03 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 141
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chak Purushottam compares

By the 2011 count Chak Purushottam is the 291st largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 122.03 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chak Purushottam

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

Chak Purushottam lies about 12 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 Chak Purushottam
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 12 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 29 km

Villages closest to Chak Purushottam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayangarh 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 Chak Purushottam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Purushottam village had a population of 282. That makes it the 291st largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Chak Purushottam village has 141 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Purushottam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chak Purushottam is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Purushottam covers 122.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Purushottam falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Chak Purushottam is about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Purushottam is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 12 km away. Kharagpur 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 Balida Chak (under 2 km), Chak Bali (under 2 km) and Chak Chhakupal (under 2 km).

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

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