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About Thakur Chak Village

Thakur 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 982, made up of 511 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakur Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakur Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri I
Pincode 721432
Area (hectares) 65.77 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 511
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakur Chak compares

By the 2011 count Thakur Chak is the 33rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents. Its 65.77 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Thakur Chak

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

Thakur 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 Thakur 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 Thakur 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 Thakur Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakur Chak village had a population of 982. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents.

Thakur Chak village has 511 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakur Chak has about 922 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 Thakur Chak is 721432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakur Chak covers 65.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Thakur 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.

Thakur 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 Ali Chak (under 2 km), Bali Chak (under 2 km) and Debi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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