# Shyamsundarpur Village, Jhargram – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shyamsundarpur

Shyamsundarpur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 233 households**, the 12th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,170people (2011)
- 233households
- 58.0%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyamsundarpur

Of every 100 households in Shyamsundarpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyamsundarpur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

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 Shyamsundarpur?

■ Shyamsundarpur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**979

Working population ****40.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 52.5% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 309 (65%)

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 Jhargram

- Khalsiyali1,508 people
- Madipur1,271 people
- Barjudi1,221 people
- Nauria Dam1,215 people
- Rautarapur1,146 people
- Gobindapur1,133 people
- Lodha Suli1,102 people
- Amdiha1,085 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyamsundarpur?1,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyamsundarpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyamsundarpur?58.0% (Census 2011)