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About Nauri Chak Village

Nauri Chak is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 11 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauri Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauri Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 10.54 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 11
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nauri Chak compares

By the 2011 count Nauri Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 10.54 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Nauri Chak

The census records public bus service for Nauri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nauri Chak from other places

Nauri 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 Nauri Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai III 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Nauri Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai III 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 Nauri Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauri Chak village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Nauri Chak village has 11 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauri Chak has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Nauri Chak is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauri Chak covers 10.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nauri Chak falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Nauri 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.

Nauri Chak is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Contai III 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 Brahman Chak (under 2 km), Dewan Chak (under 2 km) and Maheshdas Bar Baibartta Chak (under 2 km).

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

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