# Shyam Chak Village, Khejuri - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Khejuri - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Shyam Chak

Shyam Chak is a village in Khejuri - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 111 households**, the 37th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%.

- 551people (2011)
- 111households
- 92.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyam Chak

Of every 100 households in Shyam Chak in 2011, 86 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyam Chak · ■ Khejuri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**34%

Television ****32%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shyam Chak?

■ Shyam Chak · ■ Khejuri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**88.9%

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

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**925

Working population ****64.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 89.8% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 83 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (14%) · **■** Marginal 188 (53%)

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 Khejuri - I

- Thakur Chak982 people
- Debi Chak976 people
- Mitra Chak920 people
- Kulia Jagannath Chak648 people
- Kankuria501 people
- Aliamjad Chak495 people
- Srulia Chak433 people
- Dakshin Gobinda Chak401 people

[All 42 villages in Khejuri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyam Chak?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyam Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyam Chak?92.3% (Census 2011)