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About Shyampur Village

Shyampur is a small village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 142 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 69.98 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 142
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Shyampur compares

By the 2011 count Shyampur is the 139th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 69.98 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Shyampur

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

How far is Shyampur from other places

Shyampur lies about 34 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Tamluk, about 12 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 Shyampur
Nearest town Tamlūk 11 km
Nearest railway station Tamluk 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 34 km

Villages closest to Shyampur

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 Shyampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyampur village had a population of 278. That makes it the 139th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Shyampur village has 142 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyampur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Shyampur is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyampur covers 69.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shyampur is Tamluk, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shyampur.

Shyampur is about 34 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyampur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Tamlūk is about 11 km away. Tamluk is about 12 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aktarpur (1.9 km), Nona Laskarpur (1.9 km) and Purbba Radhapur (6.3 km).

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

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