About Shyamnagar Village

Shyamnagar is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 371 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyamnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Sonamukhi
Pincode	722207
Area (hectares)	62.35 hectares
Population	708
Male Population	371
Female Population	337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shyamnagar is the 82nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 62.35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shyamnagar

Shyamnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shyamnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shyamnagar from other places

Shyamnagar 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 Shyamnagar
Nearest railway station	Gokulnagar Joypur	4.9 km
Nearest town	Bishnupur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonamukhi	25 km
District headquarters	Bankura	42 km

Villages closest to Shyamnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyamnagar village had a population of 708. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Shyamnagar village has 371 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamnagar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shyamnagar is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamnagar covers 62.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyamnagar falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyamnagar is Gokulnagar Joypur, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shyamnagar.

Shyamnagar 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.

Shyamnagar is in Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district. Gokulnagar Joypur is about 4.9 km away. Bishnupur is about 13 km away. Sonamukhi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.