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About Chak Gajipur Village

Chak Gajipur is a mid sized village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 629 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721654, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Gajipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Gajipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721654
Area (hectares) 90.92 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 629
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Gajipur compares

By the 2011 count Chak Gajipur is the 51st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 90.92 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chak Gajipur

Chak Gajipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Gajipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Gajipur from other places

Chak Gajipur 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 Chak Gajipur
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahisadal 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Chak Gajipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Gajipur village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 51st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Chak Gajipur village has 629 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Gajipur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chak Gajipur is 721654. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Gajipur covers 90.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Gajipur falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Chak Gajipur 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.

Chak Gajipur is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Mahisadal is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baksi Chak (under 2 km), Raj Chak (under 2 km) and Chandipur (15 km).

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

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