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About Matilal Chak Village

Matilal 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 1,980, made up of 1,007 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matilal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matilal Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 122.43 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Matilal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Matilal Chak is the 19th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 122.43 hectares work out to about 16 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 Matilal Chak

Matilal Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matilal 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 Matilal Chak from other places

Matilal 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 Matilal 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 Matilal 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 Matilal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Matilal Chak village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 19th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Matilal Chak village has 1,007 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matilal Chak has about 966 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 Matilal Chak is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matilal Chak covers 122.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Matilal 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 Matilal Chak.

Matilal 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.

Matilal 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 Matilal Chak today is likely to be higher.

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