# Shyamapur Village, Mejhia, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Shyamapur

Shyamapur is a village in Mejhia sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,362 people in 716 households**, the 3rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,362people (2011)
- 716households
- 71.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyamapur

Of every 100 households in Shyamapur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyamapur · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**84%

Tap water ****75%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**52%

Use banking services ****49%**

**36%

Television ****36%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shyamapur?

■ Shyamapur · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**937

Working population ****32.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 61.6% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 965 (89%) · **■** Marginal 66 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mejhia

- Mejhia5,308 people
- Tarapur4,611 people
- Kustor3,278 people
- Jemua3,267 people
- Japamali3,132 people
- Gopalganja3,123 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyamapur?3,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyamapur in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyamapur?71.1% (Census 2011)