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About Ram Chak Village

Ram Chak is a small village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 197 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ram Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ram Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 58.7 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 197
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ram Chak compares

By the 2011 count Ram Chak is the 91st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 58.7 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Ram Chak

Ram Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ram Chak as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ram Chak from other places

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

Villages closest to Ram Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra 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 Ram Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ram Chak village had a population of 357. That makes it the 91st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Ram Chak village has 197 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ram Chak has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Ram Chak is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ram Chak covers 58.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ram Chak falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ram 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ram Chak.

Ram 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.

Ram Chak is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Egra 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 Asit Chak (under 2 km), Bar Bhagia (12 km) and Paik Bar (12 km).

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

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