# Shyampur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shyampur

Shyampur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 166 households**, the 88th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 766people (2011)
- 166households
- 88.2%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyampur

Of every 100 households in Shyampur in 2011, 69 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyampur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**37%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**959

Working population ****30.8%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 83.7% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (52%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 52 (22%) · **■** Marginal 13 (6%)

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 Ghatal

- Bhangadaha864 people
- Eyakubpur862 people
- Lachhipur854 people
- Balarampur779 people
- Balaramga753 people
- Kamdebpur753 people
- Amodarkul750 people
- Dhashachandpur728 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyampur?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyampur?88.2% (Census 2011)