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About Shyam Chak Village

Shyam Chak is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 306 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.3 hectares hectares.

Shyam Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyam Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Area (hectares) 27.3 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 306
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Shyam Chak compares

By the 2011 count Shyam Chak is the 99th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 27.3 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Shyam Chak

Shyam Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shyam Chak 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 Shyam Chak from other places

Shyam Chak lies about 11 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about under 2 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 Shyam Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Shyam Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur 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 Shyam Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyam Chak village had a population of 609. That makes it the 99th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Shyam Chak village has 306 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyam Chak has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Shyam Chak covers 27.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shyam Chak falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyam Chak is Henria, about under 2 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 Shyam Chak.

Shyam Chak is about 11 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyam Chak is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaram Chak (under 2 km), Baman Chak (under 2 km) and Bara Chak (under 2 km).

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

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