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About Kunar Chak Village

Kunar Chak is one of the larger villages in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,198, made up of 4,727 males and 4,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.92 hectares hectares.

Kunar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunar Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Area (hectares) 473.92 hectares
Population 9,198
Male Population 4,727
Female Population 4,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kunar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kunar Chak is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 473.92 hectares work out to about 19 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 938.

Getting to Kunar Chak

Kunar Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kunar Chak 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 5 - 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 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 Kunar Chak
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 25 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 40 km

Villages closest to Kunar 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 Kunar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunar Chak village had a population of 9,198. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Kunar Chak village has 4,727 males and 4,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunar Chak has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Kunar Chak covers 473.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kunar Chak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kunar Chak.

Kunar Chak 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.

Kunar Chak 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 Kunar Chak today is likely to be higher.

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