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About Baishnab Chak Village

Baishnab Chak is a mid sized village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 670 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721658, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baishnab Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baishnab Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sutahata
Pincode 721658
Area (hectares) 92.31 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 670
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baishnab Chak compares

By the 2011 count Baishnab Chak is the 39th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 92.31 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Baishnab Chak

Baishnab Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baishnab 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baishnab Chak from other places

Baishnab Chak lies about 39 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kulpi, about 2.2 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 Baishnab Chak
Nearest railway station Kulpi 2.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 15 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 39 km

Villages closest to Baishnab 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 Baishnab Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Baishnab Chak village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 39th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Baishnab Chak village has 670 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baishnab Chak has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

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

Baishnab Chak covers 92.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baishnab Chak is Kulpi, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baishnab Chak.

Baishnab Chak is about 39 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baishnab Chak is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Kulpi is about 2.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Sutahata is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhujbal Chak (under 2 km), Chak Sijbere (under 2 km) and Sadaram Chak (under 2 km).

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

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