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About Hemanta Chak Village

Hemanta Chak is a small village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 230 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hemanta Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hemanta Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 74.39 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 230
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Hemanta Chak compares

By the 2011 count Hemanta Chak is the 77th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 74.39 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, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Hemanta Chak

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

Hemanta 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 Hemanta Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri II 16 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Hemanta Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hemanta Chak village had a population of 438. That makes it the 77th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Hemanta Chak village has 230 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hemanta Chak has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Hemanta Chak is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hemanta Chak covers 74.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hemanta Chak falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hemanta 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 Hemanta Chak.

Hemanta 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.

Hemanta Chak is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Khejuri II 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 Abdulla Chak (under 2 km), Andiram Chak (under 2 km) and Baman Chak (under 2 km).

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

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