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About Parya Chak Village

Parya 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 15, made up of 7 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parya Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parya Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 17.56 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 7
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Parya Chak compares

By the 2011 count Parya 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 17.56 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Parya Chak

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

Parya 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 Parya 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 Parya 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 Parya Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Parya Chak village had a population of 15. 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.

Parya Chak village has 7 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parya Chak has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Parya Chak is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parya Chak covers 17.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Parya 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 Parya Chak.

Parya 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.

Parya 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), Baman Chak (under 2 km) and Bara Chak (under 2 km).

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

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