# Shyamchak Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy (2)

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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 **323 people in 87 households**, the 179th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 323people (2011)
- 87households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyamchak

Of every 100 households in Shyamchak in 2011, 79 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shyamchak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****75%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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+) ****81.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**970

Working population ****39.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 79.3% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (31%) · **■** Household industry 29 (22%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%)

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

- Panisiuli330 people
- Saiyadhosenchak330 people
- Chaksatbangi327 people
- Gomai324 people
- Gopinathpurchak320 people
- Barmathuri306 people
- Chak Halu306 people
- Dingo306 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?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyamchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyamchak?81.9% (Census 2011)