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About Paschim Chak Village

Paschim 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 750, made up of 391 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721626
Area (hectares) 155.72 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 391
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Paschim Chak compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Chak is the 84th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 155.72 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 941.

Getting to Paschim Chak

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

Paschim 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 Paschim 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 Paschim 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 Paschim Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Chak village had a population of 750. That makes it the 84th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Paschim Chak village has 391 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Chak has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

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

Paschim Chak covers 155.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paschim 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 Paschim Chak.

Paschim 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.

Paschim 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 Paschim Chak today is likely to be higher.

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