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About Jaigir Chak Village

Jaigir Chak is a mid sized village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 538 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721644, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaigir Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaigir Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721644
Area (hectares) 67.19 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 538
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaigir Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jaigir Chak is the 71st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 67.19 hectares work out to about 15 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 923.

Getting to Jaigir Chak

Jaigir Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaigir 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaigir Chak from other places

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

Villages closest to Jaigir 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 Jaigir Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaigir Chak village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 71st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Jaigir Chak village has 538 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaigir Chak has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

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

Jaigir Chak covers 67.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jaigir Chak 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaigir Chak.

Jaigir 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.

Jaigir Chak is in Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Moyna 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 Baital Chak (under 2 km), Basanta Chak (under 2 km) and Hajari Chak (under 2 km).

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

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