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About Shyampur Village

Shyampur is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 454 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, 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 Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 98.74 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 454
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 114th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 98.74 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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 5 - 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
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Panskura 34 km

Villages closest to Shyampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panskura 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 924. That makes it the 114th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Shyampur village has 454 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyampur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Shyampur is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyampur covers 98.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyampur falls under Panskura 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 5 - 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 Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Tamlūk is about 11 km away. Tamluk is about 12 km away. Purba Medinipur 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 Kharu Radhanagar (3.7 km), Sahanagar (3.7 km) and Rajnagar (8.8 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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