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About Shyam Pur Village

Shyam Pur is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 90 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyam Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyam Pur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 97.13 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 90
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyam Pur compares

By the 2011 count Shyam Pur is the 165th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 97.13 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shyam Pur

Shyam Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shyam Pur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Rosana, Runiara, Sarasbakra and Sarenga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shyam Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyam Pur village had a population of 171. That makes it the 165th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Shyam Pur village has 90 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyam Pur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shyam Pur is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyam Pur covers 97.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shyam Pur falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shyam Pur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shyam Pur.

Shyam Pur is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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