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About Keshab Chak Village

Keshab 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 1,420, made up of 733 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshab Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshab Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721432
Area (hectares) 129.98 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 733
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Keshab Chak compares

By the 2011 count Keshab Chak is the 38th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 129.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Keshab Chak

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

Keshab 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 Keshab 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 Keshab 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 Keshab Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshab Chak village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 38th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Keshab Chak village has 733 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshab Chak has about 937 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 Keshab Chak is 721432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshab Chak covers 129.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Keshab 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 Keshab Chak.

Keshab 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.

Keshab 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 Keshab Chak today is likely to be higher.

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