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About Shyampur Village

Shyampur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 296 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 132.88 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 296
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Shyampur compares

By the 2011 count Shyampur is the 152nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 132.88 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Shyampur

Shyampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shyampur 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 Shyampur from other places

Shyampur lies about 130 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Morgram, about 5.1 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
Nearest railway station Morgram 5.1 km
Nearest town Jangipur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 20 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 130 km

Villages closest to Shyampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 591. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Shyampur village has 296 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyampur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Shyampur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyampur covers 132.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shyampur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyampur is Morgram, about 5.1 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 Shyampur.

Shyampur is about 130 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyampur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Morgram is about 5.1 km away. Jangipur is about 17 km away. Tapan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandapara (3.7 km), Hasaipur (6.4 km) and Katabari (6.8 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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