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About Ukil Chak Village

Ukil 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 279, made up of 146 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukil Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukil Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 21.08 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 146
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Ukil Chak compares

By the 2011 count Ukil Chak is the 137th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 21.08 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ukil Chak

The census records public bus service for Ukil 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 Ukil Chak from other places

Ukil 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 Ukil 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 Ukil 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 Ukil Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukil Chak village had a population of 279. That makes it the 137th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Ukil Chak village has 146 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukil Chak has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Ukil Chak covers 21.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ukil 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 Ukil Chak.

Ukil 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.

Ukil 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 Ukil Chak today is likely to be higher.

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