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About Naya Chak Village

Naya 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 983, made up of 490 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naya Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naya Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721631
Area (hectares) 50.56 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 490
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naya Chak compares

By the 2011 count Naya Chak is the 64th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 50.56 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Naya Chak

Naya Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naya Chak as Available within 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 Naya Chak from other places

Naya 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 Naya 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 Naya 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 Naya Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Naya Chak village had a population of 983. That makes it the 64th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Naya Chak village has 490 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naya Chak has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Naya Chak covers 50.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Naya 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naya Chak.

Naya 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.

Naya 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), Manu Chak (under 2 km) and Mirza Chak (under 2 km).

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

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