About Bara Chak Village

Bara 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 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Chak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Bhagawanpur I
Pincode	721633
Area (hectares)	17.25 hectares
Population	40
Male Population	21
Female Population	19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bara Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 17.25 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bara Chak

Bara Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Chak as Available within 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 Bara Chak from other places

Bara 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 Bara 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 Bara 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.

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Common questions about Bara Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Chak village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Bara Chak village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Chak has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bara Chak is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Chak covers 17.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Bara 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.

Bara 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.