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About Thakur Chak Village

Thakur Chak is a small village in Nandigram II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 235 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721656, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakur Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakur Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram II
Pincode 721656
Area (hectares) 74.06 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 235
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Thakur Chak compares

By the 2011 count Thakur Chak is the 35th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents. Its 74.06 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Thakur Chak

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

Thakur 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 Thakur 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 Thakur 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 Thakur Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakur Chak village had a population of 445. That makes it the 35th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents.

Thakur Chak village has 235 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakur Chak has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Thakur Chak is 721656. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakur Chak covers 74.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thakur 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 Thakur Chak.

Thakur 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.

Thakur 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 Rani 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 Thakur Chak today is likely to be higher.

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