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About Shyam Ganja Village

Shyam Ganja is a mid sized village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 571 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyam Ganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyam Ganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721629
Area (hectares) 52.47 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 571
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Ganja compares

By the 2011 count Shyam Ganja is the 70th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 52.47 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Shyam Ganja

Shyam Ganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shyam Ganja 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. The nearest villages by name are Ramchandrapur, Rasikpur, Raychak and Saorabere Jalpai. 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 Shyam Ganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyam Ganja village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 70th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Shyam Ganja village has 571 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyam Ganja has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Shyam Ganja is 721629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyam Ganja covers 52.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shyam Ganja falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shyam Ganja notes the nearest railway station 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 Ganja.

Shyam Ganja is in Moyna tehsil of Purba 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 Shyam Ganja today is likely to be higher.

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