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About Shyamnagar Village

Shyamnagar is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 911 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 182.27 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 911
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shyamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shyamnagar is the 52nd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 182.27 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Shyamnagar

Shyamnagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shyamnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shyamnagar from other places

Shyamnagar lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 Bhaluka Road 10 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Shyamnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyamnagar village had a population of 1,793. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Shyamnagar village has 911 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamnagar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Shyamnagar is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamnagar covers 182.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyamnagar falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyamnagar is Bhaluka Road, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shyamnagar.

Shyamnagar is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyamnagar is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 10 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Gazole is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alinagar (1.7 km), Bhalukkoka (3.4 km) and Fatelapur (4.1 km).

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

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