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About Shyamalpur Village

Shyamalpur is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 235 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyamalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 157.63 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 235
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Shyamalpur is the 117th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 157.63 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Shyamalpur

Shyamalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shyamalpur as Available within village. 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 Shyamalpur from other places

Shyamalpur 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 Shyamalpur
Nearest railway station Benapur 2.6 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 21 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 21 km

Villages closest to Shyamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyamalpur village had a population of 484. That makes it the 117th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Shyamalpur village has 235 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamalpur has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Shyamalpur is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamalpur covers 157.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shyamalpur falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyamalpur 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shyamalpur.

Shyamalpur 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.

Shyamalpur is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Benapur is about 2.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Kharagpur 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 Haripurkismat (4.1 km), Amlataria (9.0 km) and Madarchak (9.7 km).

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

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