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About Chak Ghanashyam Village

Chak Ghanashyam is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 179 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Ghanashyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Ghanashyam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 55.28 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 179
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Ghanashyam compares

By the 2011 count Chak Ghanashyam is the 135th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 55.28 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chak Ghanashyam

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

Chak Ghanashyam 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 Ghanashyam
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pingla 9.7 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 12 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Chak Ghanashyam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pingla 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 Ghanashyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Ghanashyam village had a population of 344. That makes it the 135th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Chak Ghanashyam village has 179 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Ghanashyam has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chak Ghanashyam is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Ghanashyam covers 55.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Ghanashyam falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Ghanashyam 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 Ghanashyam.

Chak Ghanashyam 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 Ghanashyam is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Pingla is about 9.7 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 12 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 Krishnadas (under 2 km), Paikar Raut Chak (under 2 km) and Raghunath Chak (under 2 km).

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

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