About Shyam Nagar Village

Shyam Nagar is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 440 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyam Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyam Nagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Onda
Pincode	722152
Area (hectares)	178.88 hectares
Population	861
Male Population	440
Female Population	421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Shyam Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shyam Nagar is the 99th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 178.88 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Shyam Nagar

Shyam Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shyam Nagar 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 Shyam Nagar from other places

Shyam Nagar lies about 42 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Gokulnagar Joypur, about 4.9 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 Nagar
Nearest railway station	Gokulnagar Joypur	4.9 km
Nearest town	Bishnupur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Onda	26 km
District headquarters	Bankura	42 km

Villages closest to Shyam Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyam Nagar village had a population of 861. That makes it the 99th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Shyam Nagar village has 440 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyam Nagar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Shyam Nagar is 722152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyam Nagar covers 178.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shyam Nagar falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyam Nagar is Gokulnagar Joypur, about 4.9 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 Shyam Nagar.

Shyam Nagar is about 42 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyam Nagar is in Onda tehsil of Bankura district. Gokulnagar Joypur is about 4.9 km away. Bishnupur is about 13 km away. Onda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.