# Shyam Nagar Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Shyam Nagar

Shyam Nagar is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,344 people in 764 households**, the 16th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 3,344people (2011)
- 764households
- 75.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyam Nagar

Of every 100 households in Shyam Nagar in 2011, 35 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shyam Nagar · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**24%

Tap water ****15%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**62%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shyam Nagar?

■ Shyam Nagar · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**966

Working population ****40.7%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 70.3% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 354 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (28%) · **■** Household industry 155 (11%) · **■** Other work 198 (15%) · **■** Marginal 272 (20%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Jayghata4,327 people
- Adityapur3,875 people
- Krishna Pur3,775 people
- Chak Shyamnaar3,643 people
- Fulbari3,321 people
- Krishna Ganj3,192 people
- Taldaha2,845 people
- Shakdaha2,634 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyam Nagar?3,344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyam Nagar in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyam Nagar?75.4% (Census 2011)