About Raksa Chak Village

Raksa 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 4,308, made up of 2,158 males and 2,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksa Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksa Chak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Kolaghat
Pincode	721134
Area (hectares)	172.29 hectares
Population	4,308
Male Population	2,158
Female Population	2,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Raksa Chak compares

By the 2011 count Raksa Chak is the 8th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 172.29 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Raksa Chak

Raksa Chak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raksa Chak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raksa Chak from other places

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

Villages closest to Raksa 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.

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Common questions about Raksa Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksa Chak village had a population of 4,308. That makes it the 8th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Raksa Chak village has 2,158 males and 2,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksa Chak has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Raksa Chak is 721134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksa Chak covers 172.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Raksa Chak notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raksa Chak.

Raksa 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.

Raksa 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.