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About Jagannath Chak Village

Jagannath Chak is a mid sized village in Mathurapur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,717, made up of 882 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagannath Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagannath Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur II
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 324.56 hectares
Population 1,717
Male Population 882
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagannath Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jagannath Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,179 residents. Its 324.56 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jagannath Chak

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

Jagannath Chak lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 23 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 Jagannath Chak
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur II 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 29 km

Villages closest to Jagannath Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathurapur II 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 Jagannath Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagannath Chak village had a population of 1,717. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,179 residents.

Jagannath Chak village has 882 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagannath Chak has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jagannath Chak is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagannath Chak covers 324.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagannath Chak falls under Mathurapur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jagannath Chak is Madhabnagar, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jagannath Chak.

Jagannath Chak is about 28 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.

Jagannath Chak is in Mathurapur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 23 km away. Mathurapur II is about 28 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhusudan Chak (under 2 km), Kailaspur (1.9 km) and Narendrapur (2.4 km).

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

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