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About Shyamnagar Village

Shyamnagar is a large village in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,753, made up of 1,921 males and 1,832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, 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 Kultali
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 482.45 hectares
Population 3,753
Male Population 1,921
Female Population 1,832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shyamnagar is the 28th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 482.45 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shyamnagar

Shyamnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shyamnagar as Available within 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 Shyamnagar from other places

Shyamnagar lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 22 km
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 23 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 23 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 Kultali 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 3,753. That makes it the 28th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Shyamnagar village has 1,921 males and 1,832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamnagar has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shyamnagar is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamnagar covers 482.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shyamnagar is Mathurapur Road, about 23 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 10+ 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 Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kultali is about 22 km away. Mathurapur Road is about 23 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Shyamnagar (under 2 km), Katamari (2.9 km) and Madhabpur (3.2 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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