About Shyam Village

Shyam is a large village in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,593, made up of 2,381 males and 2,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyam village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Gwalpara
Pincode	852220
Area (hectares)	464.08 hectares
Population	4,593
Male Population	2,381
Female Population	2,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyam compares

By the 2011 count Shyam is the 9th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 464.08 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Shyam

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

Shyam lies about 25 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 11 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 Shyam
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	11 km
Nearest railway station	Bihariganj	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gwalpara	25 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	25 km

Villages closest to Shyam

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

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Common questions about Shyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyam village had a population of 4,593. That makes it the 9th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Shyam village has 2,381 males and 2,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyam has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Shyam is 852220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyam covers 464.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyam falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shyam is Bihariganj, about 11 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 village for Shyam.

Shyam is about 25 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyam is in Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Bihārīganj is about 11 km away. Bihariganj is about 11 km away. Gwalpara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.