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About Chak Reja Village

Chak Reja is a small village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 100 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Reja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Reja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 35.22 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 100
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 Chak Reja compares

By the 2011 count Chak Reja is the 124th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 35.22 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chak Reja

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

Chak Reja 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 Chak Reja
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Potashpur I 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Chak Reja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Reja village had a population of 213. That makes it the 124th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Chak Reja village has 100 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Reja has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chak Reja is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Reja covers 35.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Reja falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Reja 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 Chak Reja.

Chak Reja 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.

Chak Reja is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Potashpur 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 Chak Gopal (under 2 km), Chak Magurya (under 2 km) and Chak Majait (under 2 km).

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

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