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About Chak Madhab Village

Chak Madhab 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 1,569, made up of 787 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Madhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Madhab village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721144
Area (hectares) 186.17 hectares
Population 1,569
Male Population 787
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Madhab compares

By the 2011 count Chak Madhab is the 49th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 186.17 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chak Madhab

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

Chak Madhab 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 Chak Madhab
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 Chak Madhab

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 Chak Madhab

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Madhab village had a population of 1,569. That makes it the 49th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Chak Madhab village has 787 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Madhab has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chak Madhab is 721144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Madhab covers 186.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Madhab 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 Chak Madhab.

Chak Madhab 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.

Chak Madhab 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 Behari Chak (under 2 km), Chak Banga (under 2 km) and Chak Damusen (under 2 km).

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

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