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About Amir Chak Village

Amir Chak is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 636 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amir Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amir Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721154
Area (hectares) 65.94 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 636
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amir Chak compares

By the 2011 count Amir Chak is the 68th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 65.94 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Amir Chak

The census records public bus service for Amir 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amir Chak from other places

Amir Chak lies about 50 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 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 Amir Chak
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 9.7 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 22 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 50 km

Villages closest to Amir Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaghat 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 Amir Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Amir Chak village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 68th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Amir Chak village has 636 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amir Chak has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Amir Chak is 721154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amir Chak covers 65.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amir Chak falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amir Chak is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Amir Chak.

Amir Chak is about 50 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amir Chak is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 7.9 km away. Kolaghat is about 9.7 km away. Ghātāl is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brindaban Chak (under 2 km), Kaji Chak (under 2 km) and Ray Chak (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Amir Chak today is likely to be higher.

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