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About Jagannath Chak Village

Jagannath 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 864, made up of 433 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagannath Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagannath Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721458
Area (hectares) 89.03 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 433
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagannath Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jagannath Chak is the 97th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 89.03 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 Jagannath Chak

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

How far is Jagannath Chak from other places

Jagannath Chak lies about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Balichak, 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 Jagannath Chak
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabang 21 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Jagannath 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 Jagannath Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagannath Chak village had a population of 864. That makes it the 97th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Jagannath Chak village has 433 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagannath Chak has about 995 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 Jagannath Chak is 721458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagannath Chak covers 89.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jagannath Chak is Balichak, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jagannath Chak.

Jagannath Chak is about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagannath Chak is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 12 km away. Sabang is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahir Raghunath Chak (under 2 km), Chak Khunkhunya (under 2 km) and Mogiani Chak Part Ii (under 2 km).

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

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