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About Chak Purulia Village

Chak Purulia 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 1,022, made up of 520 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Purulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Purulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 74.02 hectares
Population 1,022
Male Population 520
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Purulia compares

By the 2011 count Chak Purulia is the 62nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 74.02 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chak Purulia

Chak Purulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Purulia as Available within <5 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 Purulia from other places

Chak Purulia lies about 58 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 6.3 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 Purulia
Nearest railway station Hotar 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 6.8 km
Nearest town Baruipur 10 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 58 km

Villages closest to Chak Purulia

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 Chak Purulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Purulia village had a population of 1,022. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Chak Purulia village has 520 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Purulia has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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

Chak Purulia covers 74.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Purulia is Hotar, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance for Chak Purulia.

Chak Purulia is about 58 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 Purulia is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Hotar is about 6.3 km away. Chandipur is about 6.8 km away. Baruipur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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