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About Shyambazar Village

Shyambazar is a large village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,308, made up of 1,704 males and 1,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyambazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyambazar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713148
Area (hectares) 587.61 hectares
Population 3,308
Male Population 1,704
Female Population 1,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyambazar compares

By the 2011 count Shyambazar is the 6th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 587.61 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shyambazar

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

Shyambazar lies about 93 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 1.5 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 Shyambazar
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 7.8 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 93 km

Villages closest to Shyambazar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyambazar village had a population of 3,308. That makes it the 6th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Shyambazar village has 1,704 males and 1,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyambazar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shyambazar is 713148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyambazar covers 587.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shyambazar falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyambazar is Mallarpur, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shyambazar.

Shyambazar is about 93 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyambazar is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Mallarpur is about 1.5 km away. Kanksa is about 7.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamban (under 2 km), Gopalpur (3.8 km) and Sibpur (4.6 km).

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

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