About Dayal Chak Village

Dayal Chak is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 285 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dayal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dayal Chak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Bhagawanpur I
Pincode	721425
Area (hectares)	87.2 hectares
Population	549
Male Population	285
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dayal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dayal Chak is the 106th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 87.2 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dayal Chak

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

How far is Dayal Chak from other places

Dayal 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 Dayal 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 Dayal 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 Dayal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dayal Chak village had a population of 549. That makes it the 106th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Dayal Chak village has 285 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dayal Chak has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dayal Chak is 721425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dayal Chak covers 87.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dayal Chak is Henria, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dayal Chak.

Dayal 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.

Dayal 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.