# Shyam Khola Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Shyam Khola

Shyam Khola is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,497 people in 611 households**, the 17th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 2,497people (2011)
- 611households
- 72.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyam Khola

Of every 100 households in Shyam Khola in 2011, 9 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shyam Khola · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**4%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shyam Khola?

■ Shyam Khola · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**932

Working population ****39.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 65.3% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (10%) · **■** Household industry 266 (27%) · **■** Other work 130 (13%) · **■** Marginal 445 (46%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Kanakpur2,686 people
- Dhankar2,667 people
- Barui Pur2,618 people
- Teparpara2,505 people
- Goyalda2,318 people
- Makrampur2,293 people
- Kharan2,198 people
- Purba Amarshi2,175 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyam Khola?2,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyam Khola in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyam Khola?72.8% (Census 2011)