# Shyam Chak Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shyam Chak

Shyam Chak is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 57 households**, the 342nd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 253people (2011)
- 57households
- 92.6%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyam Chak

Of every 100 households in Shyam Chak in 2011, 54 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyam Chak · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**50%

Television ****39%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shyam Chak?

■ Shyam Chak · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**988

Working population ****45.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 88.6% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (62%) · **■** Other work 25 (22%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Debra

- Saed Chak262 people
- Narasingha258 people
- Chak Hariharpur256 people
- Paschimdhorasol255 people
- Chak Shyampur252 people
- Ghunghuri249 people
- Gopalgere246 people
- Gopalpur246 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyam Chak?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyam Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyam Chak?92.6% (Census 2011)