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About Shyampur Village

Shyampur is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 371 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyampur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 223.77 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 371
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyampur compares

By the 2011 count Shyampur is the 83rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 223.77 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Shyampur

Shyampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shyampur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shyampur from other places

Shyampur lies about 48 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 41 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 Shyampur
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan under 2 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 41 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 48 km

Villages closest to Shyampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyampur village had a population of 742. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Shyampur village has 371 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyampur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Shyampur is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyampur covers 223.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shyampur falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shyampur is Murhipar, about 41 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shyampur.

Shyampur is about 48 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyampur is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about under 2 km away. Khairāgarh is about 12 km away. Murhipar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohlatola (2.3 km), Birutola (2.9 km) and Amagaon (3.3 km).

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

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