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About Sakri Chak Village

Sakri Chak is a small village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 66 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakri Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 36.41 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 66
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakri Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sakri Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 36.41 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sakri Chak

Sakri Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakri Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sakri Chak from other places

Sakri 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 Sakri 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 Sakri 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 Sakri Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakri Chak village had a population of 125. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Sakri Chak village has 66 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri Chak has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

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

Sakri Chak covers 36.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakri Chak is Mathurapur Road, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakri Chak.

Sakri 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.

Sakri 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 Sakri Chak today is likely to be higher.

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