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About Ali Chak Village

Ali Chak is a large village in Khejuri I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,428, made up of 1,266 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ali Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ali Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri I
Pincode 721430
Area (hectares) 411.51 hectares
Population 2,428
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ali Chak compares

By the 2011 count Ali Chak is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents. Its 411.51 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 946.

Getting to Ali Chak

Ali Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ali Chak as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ali Chak from other places

Ali 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 Ali Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri I 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Ali 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 Ali Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ali Chak village had a population of 2,428. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents.

Ali Chak village has 1,266 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ali 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 946.

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

Ali Chak covers 411.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ali 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 - 10 km distance for Ali Chak.

Ali 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.

Ali Chak is in Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Khejuri I 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 Bali Chak (under 2 km), Debi Chak (under 2 km) and Mitra Chak (under 2 km).

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

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