# Chak Shyam Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chak Shyam

Chak Shyam is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 166 households**, the 113th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 756people (2011)
- 166households
- 60.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Shyam

Of every 100 households in Chak Shyam in 2011, 55 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Shyam · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****6%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Chak Shyam?

■ Chak Shyam · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1457**

**965

Working population ****37.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 52.2% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (78%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 26 (9%)

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 Balurghat

- Chak Bakhar800 people
- Rampur Kismat792 people
- Chakkasi791 people
- Manail762 people
- Fatepur753 people
- Sirahi753 people
- Chak Bhatshala746 people
- Trikul744 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Shyam?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Shyam in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Shyam?60.7% (Census 2011)