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About Madhab Chak Village

Madhab Chak is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 704 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhab Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhab Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721425
Area (hectares) 111.1 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 704
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhab Chak compares

By the 2011 count Madhab Chak is the 35th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 111.1 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Madhab Chak

Madhab Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madhab Chak as Available within <5 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 Madhab Chak from other places

Madhab 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 Madhab Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Madhab Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhab Chak village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 35th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Madhab Chak village has 704 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhab Chak has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

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

Madhab Chak covers 111.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madhab Chak falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madhab 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 - 10 km distance for Madhab Chak.

Madhab 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.

Madhab Chak is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Bhagawanpur II 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 Binanda Chak (under 2 km), Fakir Chak (under 2 km) and Gobinda Chak (under 2 km).

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

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