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About Kalyan Chak Village

Kalyan Chak is a large village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,774, made up of 1,422 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalyan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalyan Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721665
Area (hectares) 116.09 hectares
Population 2,774
Male Population 1,422
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Kalyan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kalyan Chak is the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 116.09 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kalyan Chak

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

Kalyan Chak lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 3.6 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 Kalyan Chak
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 3.6 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 15 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Kalyan Chak

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 Kalyan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalyan Chak village had a population of 2,774. That makes it the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Kalyan Chak village has 1,422 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyan Chak has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kalyan Chak is 721665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyan Chak covers 116.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalyan Chak is Nandakumar, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalyan Chak.

Kalyan 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.

Kalyan Chak is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nanda Kumar is about 2.9 km away. Nandakumar is about 3.6 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitalpur (under 2 km), Sandalpur (1.5 km) and Karak (2.9 km).

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

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