About Jalchak Village

Jalchak is one of the larger villages in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,793, made up of 3,620 males and 3,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalchak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Pingla
Pincode	721155
Area (hectares)	197.62 hectares
Population	6,793
Male Population	3,620
Female Population	3,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalchak compares

By the 2011 count Jalchak is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 197.62 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Jalchak

Jalchak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalchak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harkandi, Harma, Hasim Nagar and Hatmalida. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Jalchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalchak village had a population of 6,793. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Jalchak village has 3,620 males and 3,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalchak has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Jalchak is 721155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalchak covers 197.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Jalchak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalchak.

Jalchak is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.