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About Shyam Chak Village

Shyam Chak is a mid sized village in Khejuri I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 283 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyam Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyam Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri I
Pincode 721430
Area (hectares) 80.8 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 283
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents. Its 80.8 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

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 Khejuri 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 Khejuri 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 551. That makes it the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents.

Shyam Chak village has 283 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyam Chak has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shyam Chak is 721430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyam Chak covers 80.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyam Chak falls under Khejuri 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 Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Khejuri 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 Ali Chak (under 2 km), Bali Chak (under 2 km) and Debi 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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