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About Harinarayan Chak Village

Harinarayan Chak is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,512, made up of 807 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harinarayan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harinarayan Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721152
Area (hectares) 121.55 hectares
Population 1,512
Male Population 807
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harinarayan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Harinarayan Chak is the 67th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 121.55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Harinarayan Chak

Harinarayan Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harinarayan Chak as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harinarayan Chak from other places

Harinarayan Chak lies about 50 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Balichak, 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 Harinarayan Chak
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Panskura 18 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 50 km

Villages closest to Harinarayan Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panskura 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 Harinarayan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Harinarayan Chak village had a population of 1,512. That makes it the 67th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Harinarayan Chak village has 807 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harinarayan Chak has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Harinarayan Chak is 721152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harinarayan Chak covers 121.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harinarayan Chak falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harinarayan Chak is Balichak, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harinarayan Chak.

Harinarayan Chak is about 50 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harinarayan Chak is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Panskura is about 18 km away. Kharagpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagannath Chak (under 2 km), Nilichhaku Chak (under 2 km) and Nilmaniram Chak (under 2 km).

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

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