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About Raut Chak Village

Raut Chak is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 260 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raut Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raut Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 69.38 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 260
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raut Chak compares

By the 2011 count Raut Chak is the 113th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 69.38 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Raut Chak

Raut Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raut Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raut Chak from other places

Raut 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 Raut 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 Raut 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 Raut Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Raut Chak village had a population of 534. That makes it the 113th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Raut Chak village has 260 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raut Chak has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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

Raut Chak covers 69.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Raut 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.

Raut 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 Dani Chak (under 2 km).

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

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