About Chak Padu Village

Chak Padu is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 324 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Padu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Padu village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721456
Area (hectares)	71.51 hectares
Population	631
Male Population	324
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Padu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Padu is the 94th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 71.51 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chak Padu

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

How far is Chak Padu from other places

Chak Padu 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 Padu
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 Padu

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 Padu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Padu village had a population of 631. That makes it the 94th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Chak Padu village has 324 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Padu has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chak Padu is 721456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Padu covers 71.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Padu 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 - 10 km distance for Chak Padu.

Chak Padu 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 Padu 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.