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About Rani Chak Village

Rani Chak is a large village in Nandigram II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,185, made up of 1,631 males and 1,554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rani Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rani Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram II
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 214.98 hectares
Population 3,185
Male Population 1,631
Female Population 1,554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Rani Chak compares

By the 2011 count Rani Chak is the 15th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents. Its 214.98 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Rani Chak

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

Rani 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 Rani Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram II 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Rani Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rani Chak village had a population of 3,185. That makes it the 15th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents.

Rani Chak village has 1,631 males and 1,554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rani Chak has about 953 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 946.

The pincode recorded for Rani Chak is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rani Chak covers 214.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rani Chak falls under Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rani 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rani Chak.

Rani 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.

Rani Chak is in Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Nandigram II 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 Thakur Chak (under 2 km), Reye Para (14 km) and Balarampur Part Ii (16 km).

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

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