About Jagannath Chak Village

Jagannath 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 1,262, made up of 640 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagannath Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagannath Chak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Panskura
Pincode	721131
Area (hectares)	123.81 hectares
Population	1,262
Male Population	640
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagannath Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jagannath Chak is the 82nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 123.81 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Jagannath Chak

Jagannath Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagannath Chak as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagannath Chak from other places

Jagannath 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 Jagannath 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 Jagannath 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.

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Common questions about Jagannath Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagannath Chak village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Jagannath Chak village has 640 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagannath Chak has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Jagannath Chak is 721131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagannath Chak covers 123.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Jagannath 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.

Jagannath 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.