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About Kishor Chak Village

Kishor Chak is a large village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,931, made up of 2,054 males and 1,877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishor Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishor Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 248.27 hectares
Population 3,931
Male Population 2,054
Female Population 1,877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kishor Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kishor Chak is the 11th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 248.27 hectares work out to about 16 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 Kishor Chak

Kishor Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kishor Chak as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kishor Chak from other places

Kishor 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 Kishor Chak
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 30 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 40 km

Villages closest to Kishor 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 Kishor Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishor Chak village had a population of 3,931. That makes it the 11th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Kishor Chak village has 2,054 males and 1,877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishor Chak has about 914 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 Kishor Chak is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishor Chak covers 248.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kishor Chak notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kishor Chak.

Kishor 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.

Kishor 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 Kishor Chak today is likely to be higher.

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