# Shyam Chak Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shyam Chak

Shyam Chak is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 88 households**, the 84th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 364people (2011)
- 88households
- 96.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyam Chak

Of every 100 households in Shyam Chak in 2011, 70 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shyam Chak · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**73%

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

**65%

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

**33%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**58%

Television ****35%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**17%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Chak?

■ Shyam Chak · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**943

Working population ****37.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 96.1% for women. 68% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (20%) · **■** Marginal 38 (28%)

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 Daspur - II

- Mahakal Pota464 people
- Kismatsayla456 people
- Jot Gobardhan419 people
- Radha Ballabh Chak389 people
- Chak Madaria291 people
- Khash Chak246 people
- Kucha Mari144 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyam Chak?364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyam Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyam Chak?96.6% (Census 2011)