# Shyamchak Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shyamchak

Shyamchak is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 224 households**, the 56th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 910people (2011)
- 224households
- 75.8%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyamchak

Of every 100 households in Shyamchak in 2011, 79 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyamchak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shyamchak?

■ Shyamchak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**970

Working population ****61.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 65.1% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 532 (95%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Arun968 people
- Mrijapur958 people
- Bhandaria927 people
- Beguna914 people
- Manibpur890 people
- Chak Rampal881 people
- Dakshin Dhekia874 people
- Kantagerya866 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyamchak?910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyamchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyamchak?75.8% (Census 2011)