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About Baman Chak Village

Baman 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 27, made up of 14 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baman Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baman Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 15.32 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 14
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Baman Chak compares

By the 2011 count Baman Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 15.32 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Baman Chak

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

Baman 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 Baman 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 Baman 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 Baman Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Baman Chak village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Baman Chak village has 14 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baman Chak has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Baman Chak covers 15.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Baman 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.

Baman 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 Bhupati Chak (under 2 km).

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

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