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About Shyamraypur Village

Shyamraypur is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 60 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyamraypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyamraypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 14.46 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 60
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shyamraypur compares

By the 2011 count Shyamraypur is the 195th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 14.46 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shyamraypur

Shyamraypur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shyamraypur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shyamraypur from other places

Shyamraypur 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 Shyamraypur
Nearest railway station Benapur 2.6 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur I 21 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 21 km

Villages closest to Shyamraypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur I 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 Shyamraypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyamraypur village had a population of 132. That makes it the 195th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Shyamraypur village has 60 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamraypur has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shyamraypur is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamraypur covers 14.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyamraypur falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Shyamraypur 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.

Shyamraypur is in Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Benapur is about 2.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Kharagpur I 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 Kismat Kantashol Urf Charkabani (4.1 km), Paschim Bhurkundi (10 km) and Purbabhurkundi (10 km).

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

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