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About Damodar Chak Village

Damodar Chak 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 577, made up of 293 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damodar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damodar Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 24.52 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 293
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damodar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Damodar Chak is the 70th 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 24.52 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Damodar Chak

Damodar Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Damodar Chak as Available within <5 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 Damodar Chak from other places

Damodar 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 Damodar 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 Damodar 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 Damodar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Damodar Chak village had a population of 577. That makes it the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Damodar Chak village has 293 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damodar Chak has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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

Damodar Chak covers 24.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

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

Damodar 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.

Damodar 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 Damodar Chak today is likely to be higher.

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