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About Bishal Chak Village

Bishal Chak is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 343 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishal Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 44.81 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 343
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bishal Chak is the 79th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 44.81 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 928.

Getting to Bishal Chak

Bishal Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishal Chak as Available within <5 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 Bishal Chak from other places

Bishal Chak lies about 55 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dhamua, about 7.4 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 Bishal Chak
Nearest railway station Dhamua 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 9.0 km
Nearest town Baruipur 13 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 55 km

Villages closest to Bishal Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishal Chak village had a population of 634. That makes it the 79th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Bishal Chak village has 343 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishal Chak has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bishal Chak is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishal Chak covers 44.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishal Chak falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishal Chak is Dhamua, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bishal Chak.

Bishal Chak is about 55 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishal Chak is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Dhamua is about 7.4 km away. Chandipur is about 9.0 km away. Baruipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nankar Chak (under 2 km), Baishya Chak (2.2 km) and Brajalal Chak (2.2 km).

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

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