About Alichak Village

Alichak is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 294 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alichak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Khejuri II
Pincode	721431
Area (hectares)	85.2 hectares
Population	550
Male Population	294
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alichak compares

By the 2011 count Alichak is the 72nd 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 85.2 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Alichak

Alichak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alichak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Alichak from other places

Alichak lies about 18 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 5.6 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 Alichak
Nearest town	Monoharpur	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Haldia	5.6 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khejuri II	29 km

Villages closest to Alichak

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Alichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Alichak village had a population of 550. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Alichak village has 294 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alichak has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Alichak covers 85.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Alichak is Haldia, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Alichak.

Alichak is about 18 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alichak is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 4.4 km away. Haldia is about 5.6 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.