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About Shyamchak Village

Shyamchak is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 77 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, 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 Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 255.88 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 77
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 288th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 255.88 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 10+ 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 Shibakata, Shirsha, Shitalpur and Shushnibera. 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 144. That makes it the 288th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Shyamchak village has 77 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamchak has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Shyamchak is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamchak covers 255.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shyamchak falls under Salbani 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shyamchak.

Shyamchak is in Salbani 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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