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About Nankar Chak Village

Nankar 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 1,027, made up of 536 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nankar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nankar Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721625
Area (hectares) 70.18 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 536
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Nankar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Nankar Chak is the 60th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 70.18 hectares work out to about 15 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 Nankar Chak

Nankar Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nankar Chak 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 Nankar Chak from other places

Nankar 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 Nankar 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 Nankar 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 Nankar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Nankar Chak village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 60th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Nankar Chak village has 536 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nankar Chak has about 916 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 Nankar Chak is 721625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nankar Chak covers 70.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nankar 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 <5 km distance for Nankar Chak.

Nankar 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.

Nankar 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 Bishal 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 Nankar Chak today is likely to be higher.

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