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About Lakshan Chak Village

Lakshan 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 1,657, made up of 864 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakshan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakshan Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 142.76 hectares
Population 1,657
Male Population 864
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakshan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Lakshan Chak is the 30th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 142.76 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Lakshan Chak

Lakshan Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakshan Chak as Available within 10+ 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 Lakshan Chak from other places

Lakshan 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 Lakshan 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 Lakshan 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 Lakshan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshan Chak village had a population of 1,657. That makes it the 30th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Lakshan Chak village has 864 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshan Chak has about 918 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 Lakshan Chak is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshan Chak covers 142.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Lakshan 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.

Lakshan 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 Lakshan Chak today is likely to be higher.

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