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About Chak Raypur Village

Chak Raypur is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,437, made up of 1,253 males and 1,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Raypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 102.57 hectares
Population 2,437
Male Population 1,253
Female Population 1,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Chak Raypur is the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 102.57 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chak Raypur

Chak Raypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Raypur 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 Chak Raypur from other places

Chak Raypur lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 2.4 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 Chak Raypur
Nearest railway station Udairampur 2.4 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Chak Raypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat I 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 Chak Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Raypur village had a population of 2,437. That makes it the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Chak Raypur village has 1,253 males and 1,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Raypur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chak Raypur is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Raypur covers 102.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Raypur falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Raypur is Udairampur, about 2.4 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 Chak Raypur.

Chak Raypur is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Raypur is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about 2.4 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Magrahat I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Bishnupur (7.4 km), Ektara (7.5 km) and Hatuganj (7.7 km).

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

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