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About Shyamnagar Village

Shyamnagar is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,714, made up of 876 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700137, 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 Magrahat II
Pincode 700137
Area (hectares) 77.08 hectares
Population 1,714
Male Population 876
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 77.08 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

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 9.6 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Magra Hat, about 2.1 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 Magra Hat 2.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 9.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.6 km

Villages closest to Shyamnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 1,714. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Shyamnagar village has 876 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyamnagar has about 957 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Shyamnagar is 700137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyamnagar covers 77.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shyamnagar is Magra Hat, about 2.1 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 9.6 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 Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Magra Hat is about 2.1 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 9.0 km away. Magrahat II is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotbaria (under 2 km), Gokarni (under 2 km) and Magrahat (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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