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About Shyamnagar Village

Shyamnagar is a large village in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,182, made up of 1,675 males and 1,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyamnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Narpatganj
Pincode 854316
Area (hectares) 452 hectares
Population 3,182
Male Population 1,675
Female Population 1,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shyamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shyamnagar is the 38th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 452 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Shyamnagar

Shyamnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shyamnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shyamnagar from other places

Shyamnagar lies about 39 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, 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 Shyamnagar
Nearest railway station Bathnaha 3.5 km
Nearest town Jogbani 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Narpatganj 11 km
District headquarters Araria 39 km

Villages closest to Shyamnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narpatganj 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 Shyamnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyamnagar village had a population of 3,182. That makes it the 38th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Shyamnagar village has 1,675 males and 1,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamnagar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Shyamnagar is 854316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamnagar covers 452 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyamnagar falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shyamnagar is Bathnaha, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shyamnagar.

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

Shyamnagar is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 3.5 km away. Jogbani is about 6.7 km away. Narpatganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonapur (under 2 km), Pokharia (1.9 km) and Bhanghi (2.7 km).

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

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