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About Uttar Chanra Chak Village

Uttar 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 3,373, made up of 1,853 males and 1,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721644, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Chanra Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Chanra Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721644
Area (hectares) 165.69 hectares
Population 3,373
Male Population 1,853
Female Population 1,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
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 Uttar Chanra Chak compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Chanra Chak is the 21st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 165.69 hectares work out to about 20 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 923.

Getting to Uttar Chanra Chak

Uttar Chanra Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Chanra Chak 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 Uttar Chanra Chak from other places

Uttar Chanra Chak lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 2.4 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 Uttar Chanra Chak
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.4 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Moyna 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Uttar 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 Uttar Chanra Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Chanra Chak village had a population of 3,373. That makes it the 21st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Uttar Chanra Chak village has 1,853 males and 1,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Chanra Chak has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

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

Uttar Chanra Chak covers 165.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar Chanra Chak is Nandakumar, about 2.4 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 Uttar Chanra Chak.

Uttar 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.

Uttar Chanra Chak is in Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 2.4 km away. Tamlūk is about 14 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 (14 km), Dakshin Chanra Chak (14 km) and Dakshin Moyna (14 km).

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

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