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About Baman Chak Village

Baman Chak is a small village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 209 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baman Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baman Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721626
Area (hectares) 36.92 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 209
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Baman Chak compares

By the 2011 count Baman Chak is the 118th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 36.92 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Baman Chak

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

Baman Chak lies about 11 km from Purba 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 Baman Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Baman Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur I 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 Baman Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Baman Chak village had a population of 412. That makes it the 118th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Baman Chak village has 209 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baman Chak has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Baman Chak is 721626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baman Chak covers 36.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baman Chak falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baman 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 Baman Chak.

Baman Chak is about 11 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baman Chak is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaram Chak (under 2 km), Bara Chak (under 2 km) and Bhabani Chak (under 2 km).

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

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