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About Manu Chak Village

Manu 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 1,373, made up of 705 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721656, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manu Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manu Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721656
Area (hectares) 149.48 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 705
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manu Chak compares

By the 2011 count Manu Chak is the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 149.48 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 Manu Chak

Manu Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manu Chak as Available within 5 - 10 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 Manu Chak from other places

Manu Chak lies about 11 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about under 2 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 Manu Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram I 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Manu 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 Manu Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Manu Chak village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Manu Chak village has 705 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manu Chak has about 948 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 Manu Chak is 721656. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manu Chak covers 149.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Manu Chak is Henria, about under 2 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 km distance for Manu Chak.

Manu Chak is about 11 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manu Chak is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Nandigram I is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanango Chak (under 2 km), Mirza Chak (under 2 km) and Naya Chak (under 2 km).

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

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