About Chak Maruj Village

Chak Maruj is a small village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 104 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Maruj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Maruj village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721440
Area (hectares)	13.72 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	104
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Maruj compares

By the 2011 count Chak Maruj is the 130th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 13.72 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chak Maruj

Chak Maruj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Maruj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maruj from other places

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

Villages closest to Chak Maruj

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

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Common questions about Chak Maruj

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Maruj village had a population of 195. That makes it the 130th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Chak Maruj village has 104 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Maruj has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chak Maruj is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Maruj covers 13.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Maruj falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Maruj 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 village for Chak Maruj.

Chak Maruj 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 Maruj is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Potashpur 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.