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About Kunar Chak Village

Kunar 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 1,856, made up of 977 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721647, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunar Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721647
Area (hectares) 133.06 hectares
Population 1,856
Male Population 977
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kunar Chak is the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 133.06 hectares work out to about 14 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 Kunar Chak

Kunar Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kunar Chak as Available within 10+ 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 Kunar Chak from other places

Kunar 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 Kunar 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 Kunar 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 Kunar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunar Chak village had a population of 1,856. That makes it the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Kunar Chak village has 977 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunar Chak has about 900 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 Kunar Chak is 721647. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunar Chak covers 133.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kunar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kunar Chak.

Kunar 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.

Kunar 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 Kunar Chak today is likely to be higher.

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