# Shyamchak Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shyamchak

Shyamchak is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 34 households**, the 316th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 144people (2011)
- 34households
- 68.5%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyamchak

Of every 100 households in Shyamchak in 2011, 26 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyamchak · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**79%

Tap water ****29%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****59%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**991

Working population ****75.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 58.3% for women. 77% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (13%)

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 Salbani

- Khemakata147 people
- Mohanpur145 people
- Chanpa Sol144 people
- Pukhuriasol144 people
- Janigari142 people
- Jaynarayanpur142 people
- Mahishara140 people
- Arjun Sol139 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyamchak?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyamchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyamchak?68.5% (Census 2011)