Chak Srikrishnapur is a village in

Tamluk Tamluk () is a town and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purba Medinipur district. Though there is some controversy, scholars have generally agreed that present-day Tamluk is the site of the an ...

CD block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...

in Tamluk subdivision of

Purba Medinipur district Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrativ ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Chak Srikrishnapur is located at .

Urbanisation

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chak Srikrishnapur had a total population of 2,100 of which 1,035 (49%) were males and 1,065 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 309. The total number of literates in Chak Srikrishnapur was 1,525 (85.15% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Chak Srikrishnapur is on the Tamluk-Srirampur Road.

Education

Shahid Matangini Hazra Government College for Women Shahid Matangini Hazra Government College for Women, established in 2015, is located in West Bengal, India, is an undergraduate women's college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and science. This college is a ...

was established in 2015 at Chaksrikrishnapur, PO Kulberia. Affiliated to the

Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the '' Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Medinipur district of southern West Bengal, India. It ...

, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, political science, philosophy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, geology, geography and economics, and general courses in arts and science.

References

Villages in Purba Medinipur district {{PurbaMedinipur-geo-stub