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About Kalya Chak Village

Kalya Chak is a mid sized village in Khejuri I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 707 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalya Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalya Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri I
Pincode 721430
Area (hectares) 75.5 hectares
Population 1,367
Male Population 707
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalya Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kalya Chak is the 31st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents. Its 75.5 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kalya Chak

Kalya Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalya Chak from other places

Kalya Chak lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 3.6 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 Kalya Chak
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 3.6 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri I 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Kalya Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri I 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 Kalya Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalya Chak village had a population of 1,367. That makes it the 31st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents.

Kalya Chak village has 707 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalya Chak has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kalya Chak is 721430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalya Chak covers 75.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalya Chak falls under Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalya Chak is Nandakumar, about 3.6 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 km distance for Kalya Chak.

Kalya Chak is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalya Chak is in Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 3.6 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Khejuri I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Gobinda Chak (15 km), Dakshin Kalamdan (15 km) and Deulpota (17 km).

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

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