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About Rasik Chak Village

Rasik Chak is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,935, made up of 1,514 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasik Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasik Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 283.45 hectares
Population 2,935
Male Population 1,514
Female Population 1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rasik Chak compares

By the 2011 count Rasik Chak is the 15th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 283.45 hectares work out to about 10 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 Rasik Chak

Rasik Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasik 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasik Chak from other places

Rasik Chak lies about 53 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 3.3 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 Rasik Chak
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 3.3 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 27 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 53 km

Villages closest to Rasik 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 Rasik Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasik Chak village had a population of 2,935. That makes it the 15th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Rasik Chak village has 1,514 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasik Chak has about 939 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 Rasik Chak is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasik Chak covers 283.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rasik Chak is Mathurapur Road, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rasik Chak.

Rasik Chak is about 53 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasik Chak is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mathurapur Road is about 3.3 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 7.7 km away. Chandipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batki Chak (under 2 km), Chak Patna (under 2 km) and Kayal Chak (under 2 km).

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

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