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About Raj Chak Village

Raj Chak 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 1,000, made up of 530 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raj Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raj Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721603
Area (hectares) 44.87 hectares
Population 1,000
Male Population 530
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raj Chak compares

By the 2011 count Raj Chak is the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 44.87 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Raj Chak

Raj 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 Raj 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raj Chak from other places

Raj Chak 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 Raj Chak
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 Raj Chak

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 Raj Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Raj Chak village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Raj Chak village has 530 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raj Chak has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Raj Chak is 721603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raj Chak covers 44.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Raj Chak is Henria, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raj Chak.

Raj Chak 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.

Raj Chak 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), Chak Gajipur (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 Raj Chak today is likely to be higher.

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