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About Shyamchak Village

Shyamchak is a small village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 159 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyamchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyamchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721222
Area (hectares) 91.87 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 159
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Shyamchak compares

By the 2011 count Shyamchak is the 123rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 91.87 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shyamchak

Shyamchak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shyamchak 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. The nearest villages by name are Shilarajnagar, Shimulia, Shitalpur and Shripur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shyamchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyamchak village had a population of 311. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Shyamchak village has 159 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamchak has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shyamchak is 721222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamchak covers 91.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shyamchak falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shyamchak notes the nearest railway station 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 Shyamchak.

Shyamchak is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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