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About Shyampur Village

Shyampur is a small village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 58 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732103, 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 Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732103
Area (hectares) 464.25 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 58
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shyampur compares

By the 2011 count Shyampur is the 101st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 464.25 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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 5 - 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 42 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.8 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 Bakudi 5.8 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters English Bazar 32 km
District headquarters Maldah 42 km

Villages closest to Shyampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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 104. That makes it the 101st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Shyampur village has 58 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyampur has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Shyampur is 732103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyampur covers 464.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shyampur falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyampur is Bakudi, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shyampur.

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

Shyampur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Bakudi is about 5.8 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. English Bazar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madia (under 2 km), Sultanpur (under 2 km) and Anandamohanpur (3.1 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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