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About Shyampur Village

Shyampur is a mid sized village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 244 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721515, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721515
Area (hectares) 221.52 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 244
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyampur compares

By the 2011 count Shyampur is the 91st largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 221.52 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Shyampur

Shyampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shyampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 21 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Benapur, about 2.6 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 Benapur 2.6 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Binpur II 21 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 21 km

Villages closest to Shyampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Binpur II 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 515. That makes it the 91st largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Shyampur village has 244 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyampur has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Shyampur is 721515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyampur covers 221.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shyampur falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyampur is Benapur, about 2.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shyampur.

Shyampur is about 21 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyampur is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Benapur is about 2.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Binpur II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlatora (9.0 km), Bamandiha (11 km) and Bardiha (11 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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