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About Shyamnagar Village

Shyamnagar is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 442 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyamnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743348
Area (hectares) 82.21 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 442
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shyamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shyamnagar is the 92nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 82.21 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shyamnagar

The census records public bus service for Shyamnagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shyamnagar from other places

Shyamnagar lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 2.7 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 Shyamnagar
Nearest railway station Karanjali 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 6.8 km
Nearest town Haldia 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Shyamnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulpi 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 Shyamnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyamnagar village had a population of 872. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Shyamnagar village has 442 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamnagar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shyamnagar is 743348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamnagar covers 82.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shyamnagar falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shyamnagar is Karanjali, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Shyamnagar.

Shyamnagar is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyamnagar is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 2.7 km away. Kulpi is about 6.8 km away. Haldia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnachandrapur (under 2 km), Arunbaria (under 2 km) and Dakshin Damodarpur (under 2 km).

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

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