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About Behari Chak Village

Behari Chak is a mid sized village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 312 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behari Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behari Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721161
Area (hectares) 59.88 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 312
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Behari Chak compares

By the 2011 count Behari Chak is the 141st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 59.88 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Behari Chak

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

Behari Chak lies about 63 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, 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 Behari Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabang 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 63 km

Villages closest to Behari Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behari Chak village had a population of 592. That makes it the 141st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Behari Chak village has 312 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behari Chak has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Behari Chak is 721161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behari Chak covers 59.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behari Chak falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Behari Chak is Henria, 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 Behari Chak.

Behari Chak is about 63 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behari Chak is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Contai is about 21 km away. Sabang is about 32 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 Banga (under 2 km), Chak Damusen (under 2 km) and Chak Dharmma (under 2 km).

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

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