# Shyampur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Shyampur

Shyampur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 223 households**, the 58th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 967people (2011)
- 223households
- 71.9%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyampur

Of every 100 households in Shyampur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shyampur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****38%**

**48%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****86%**

**96%

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 Shyampur?

■ Shyampur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**954

Working population ****36.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 66.3% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (10%) · **■** Marginal 37 (10%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Mahesgaria1,048 people
- Rajibpur1,011 people
- Gokarna1,008 people
- Bagiara967 people
- Mahatapur958 people
- Lakshmipara940 people
- Bachpur936 people
- Gagra936 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyampur?967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyampur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyampur?71.9% (Census 2011)