# Shyamsundarpur Village, Ghatal – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shyamsundarpur

Shyamsundarpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,797 people in 580 households**, the 21st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,797people (2011)
- 580households
- 78.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyamsundarpur

Of every 100 households in Shyamsundarpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyamsundarpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**37%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shyamsundarpur?

■ Shyamsundarpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**959

Working population ****40.5%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 71.0% for women. 64% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 269 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (31%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 274 (24%) · **■** Marginal 219 (19%)

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

- Ranirbazar3,287 people
- Kuran3,242 people
- Maharajpur3,053 people
- Birsingha3,026 people
- Rathipur2,783 people
- Shrirampur2,764 people
- Banaharisinghapur2,730 people
- Panna2,725 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyamsundarpur?2,797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyamsundarpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyamsundarpur?78.5% (Census 2011)