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About Dani Chak Village

Dani Chak is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 138 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dani Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dani Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721160
Area (hectares) 37.54 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 138
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dani Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dani Chak is the 150th 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 37.54 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dani Chak

Dani Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dani Chak 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dani Chak from other places

Dani 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 Dani Chak
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 7.9 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pingla 28 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Dani Chak

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 Dani Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dani Chak village had a population of 259. That makes it the 150th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Dani Chak village has 138 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dani Chak 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 Dani Chak is 721160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dani Chak covers 37.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dani Chak is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dani Chak.

Dani 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.

Dani Chak is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 7.9 km away. Ghātāl is about 22 km away. Pingla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amad Chak (under 2 km), Chak Lal (under 2 km) and Eral Chak (under 2 km).

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

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