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About Chak Sagar Village

Chak Sagar 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 496, made up of 258 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Sagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Sagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 38.02 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 258
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Chak Sagar compares

By the 2011 count Chak Sagar is the 109th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 38.02 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chak Sagar

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

Chak Sagar 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 Sagar
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 Sagar

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 Sagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Sagar village had a population of 496. That makes it the 109th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Chak Sagar village has 258 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Sagar has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chak Sagar is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Sagar covers 38.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Sagar 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 Chak Sagar.

Chak Sagar 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 Sagar 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 Sagar today is likely to be higher.

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