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About Dakshin Chanra Chak Village

Dakshin Chanra Chak is a large village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,820, made up of 1,480 males and 1,340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721644, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Chanra Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Chanra Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721644
Area (hectares) 306.05 hectares
Population 2,820
Male Population 1,480
Female Population 1,340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Chanra Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Chanra Chak is the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 306.05 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dakshin Chanra Chak

Dakshin Chanra Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Chanra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Chanra Chak from other places

Dakshin Chanra Chak lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Chanra Chak
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Moyna 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Chanra Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moyna 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 Dakshin Chanra Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Chanra Chak village had a population of 2,820. That makes it the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Dakshin Chanra Chak village has 1,480 males and 1,340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Chanra Chak has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Chanra Chak is 721644. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Chanra Chak covers 306.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Chanra Chak falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Chanra Chak is Haldia, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Chanra Chak.

Dakshin Chanra Chak is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Chanra Chak is in Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Moyna is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Ankha (under 2 km), Dakshin Moyna (under 2 km) and Dakshinharkuli (under 2 km).

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

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