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About Chak Jiyadighi Village

Chak Jiyadighi is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 629 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721649, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Jiyadighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Jiyadighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721649
Area (hectares) 81.89 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 629
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Jiyadighi compares

By the 2011 count Chak Jiyadighi is the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 81.89 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chak Jiyadighi

Chak Jiyadighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Jiyadighi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chak Jiyadighi from other places

Chak Jiyadighi lies about 40 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Chak Jiyadighi
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 25 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 40 km

Villages closest to Chak Jiyadighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 Chak Jiyadighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Jiyadighi village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Chak Jiyadighi village has 629 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Jiyadighi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Chak Jiyadighi is 721649. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Jiyadighi covers 81.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Jiyadighi falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chak Jiyadighi notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Chak Jiyadighi.

Chak Jiyadighi is about 40 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Jiyadighi is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 25 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabani Chak (under 2 km), Chak Baichabere (under 2 km) and Chak Chandpota (under 2 km).

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

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