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About Basuli Chak Village

Basuli Chak is a mid sized village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 444 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basuli Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuli Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721631
Area (hectares) 96.72 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 444
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basuli Chak compares

By the 2011 count Basuli Chak is the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 96.72 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Basuli Chak

Basuli Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basuli Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basuli Chak from other places

Basuli Chak lies about 14 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 5.0 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 Basuli Chak
Nearest railway station Haldia 5.0 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram I 14 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 14 km

Villages closest to Basuli Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandigram I 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 Basuli Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuli Chak village had a population of 861. That makes it the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Basuli Chak village has 444 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuli Chak has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Basuli Chak is 721631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basuli Chak covers 96.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basuli Chak falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basuli Chak is Haldia, about 5.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basuli Chak.

Basuli Chak is about 14 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuli Chak is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Haldia is about 5.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 9.0 km away. Nandigram I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dinabandhupur (2.1 km), Manikpur (3.5 km) and Gopimohanpur (4.0 km).

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

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