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About Baneswar Chak Village

Baneswar Chak is a large village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,293, made up of 1,671 males and 1,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721658, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baneswar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baneswar Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sutahata
Pincode 721658
Area (hectares) 204.44 hectares
Population 3,293
Male Population 1,671
Female Population 1,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Baneswar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Baneswar Chak is the 7th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 204.44 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Baneswar Chak

Baneswar Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baneswar 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 Baneswar Chak from other places

Baneswar Chak lies about 31 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Durga Chak, about 3.5 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 Baneswar Chak
Nearest railway station Durga Chak 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 6.2 km
Nearest town Haldia 8.3 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 31 km

Villages closest to Baneswar Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sutahata 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 Baneswar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Baneswar Chak village had a population of 3,293. That makes it the 7th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Baneswar Chak village has 1,671 males and 1,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baneswar Chak has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Baneswar Chak is 721658. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baneswar Chak covers 204.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baneswar Chak falls under Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baneswar Chak is Durga Chak, about 3.5 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 Baneswar Chak.

Baneswar Chak is about 31 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baneswar Chak is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Durga Chak is about 3.5 km away. Sutahata is about 6.2 km away. Haldia is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangopalpur (4.4 km), Gopalpur (4.4 km) and Anantapur (5.6 km).

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

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