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About Shyam Nagar Village

Shyam Nagar is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 294 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyam Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyam Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 63.94 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 294
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shyam Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shyam Nagar is the 72nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 63.94 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Shyam Nagar

Shyam Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shyam Nagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rapkata, Ruchap, Rugri and Sagma. 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 Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyam Nagar village had a population of 538. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Shyam Nagar village has 294 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyam Nagar has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Shyam Nagar is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyam Nagar covers 63.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyam Nagar falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shyam Nagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shyam Nagar.

Shyam Nagar is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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