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About Serkhan Chak Village

Serkhan Chak is one of the larger villages in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,347, made up of 3,755 males and 3,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serkhan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serkhan Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721432
Area (hectares) 671.69 hectares
Population 7,347
Male Population 3,755
Female Population 3,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Serkhan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Serkhan Chak is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 671.69 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Serkhan Chak

Serkhan Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Serkhan Chak as Available within 5 - 10 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 Serkhan Chak from other places

Serkhan 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 Serkhan 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 Serkhan 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 Serkhan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Serkhan Chak village had a population of 7,347. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Serkhan Chak village has 3,755 males and 3,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serkhan Chak has about 957 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 Serkhan Chak is 721432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serkhan Chak covers 671.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Serkhan 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Serkhan Chak.

Serkhan 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.

Serkhan 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 Serkhan Chak today is likely to be higher.

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