# Shyampur Village, Pursura, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Pursura, Hugli 

# Shyampur

Shyampur is a village in Pursura sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,719 people in 1,501 households**, the 7th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 6,719people (2011)
- 1,501households
- 78.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyampur

Of every 100 households in Shyampur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shyampur · ■ Pursura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**24%

Tap water ****32%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Pursura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**948

Working population ****34.1%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.2% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 633 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (16%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 764 (33%) · **■** Marginal 494 (22%)

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 Pursura

- Baikunthapur8,794 people
- Chilladangi7,492 people
- Shrirampur7,490 people
- Pursura7,225 people
- Ghol Digrui6,699 people
- Paschimpara4,829 people
- Akri Fatepur4,776 people
- Bara Digrui4,739 people

[All 50 villages in Pursura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pursura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyampur?6,719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyampur in?Hugli district (Pursura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyampur?78.0% (Census 2011)