Skip to main content

About Derya Chak Village

Derya Chak is one of the larger villages in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,358, made up of 5,888 males and 5,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derya Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derya Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 310.8 hectares
Population 11,358
Male Population 5,888
Female Population 5,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Derya Chak compares

By the 2011 count Derya Chak is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 310.8 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Derya Chak

The census records public bus service for Derya 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 Derya Chak from other places

Derya Chak lies about 40 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Derya Chak
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 30 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 40 km

Villages closest to Derya 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 Derya Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Derya Chak village had a population of 11,358. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Derya Chak village has 5,888 males and 5,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derya Chak has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Derya Chak is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derya Chak covers 310.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Derya Chak notes the nearest railway station 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 Derya Chak.

Derya Chak is about 40 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derya Chak is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. Kolaghat is about 30 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baishnab Chak (under 2 km), Bankura Chak (under 2 km) and Chak Gopal (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All