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About Brajalal Chak Village

Brajalal Chak is one of the larger villages in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,612, made up of 4,960 males and 4,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 866.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brajalal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brajalal Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 866.32 hectares
Population 9,612
Male Population 4,960
Female Population 4,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Brajalal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Brajalal Chak is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 866.32 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Brajalal Chak

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

Brajalal Chak 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 Brajalal Chak
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 Brajalal 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 Brajalal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Brajalal Chak village had a population of 9,612. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Brajalal Chak village has 4,960 males and 4,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brajalal Chak has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Brajalal Chak is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brajalal Chak covers 866.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Brajalal Chak 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Brajalal Chak.

Brajalal Chak 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.

Brajalal Chak 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), Chak Purulia (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 Brajalal Chak today is likely to be higher.

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