# Shyamnagar Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Shyamnagar

Shyamnagar is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,078 people in 976 households**, the 17th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 5,078people (2011)
- 976households
- 72.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyamnagar

Of every 100 households in Shyamnagar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shyamnagar · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**19%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Shyamnagar?

■ Shyamnagar · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**962

Working population ****36.4%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 70.3% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 403 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 808 (44%) · **■** Marginal 324 (18%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Panapukur5,770 people
- Nimkuria5,604 people
- Chandi Hat5,272 people
- Jiran Gachhi5,193 people
- Naoabad4,975 people
- Jaynagar4,921 people
- Uriaparaur4,893 people
- Nangla Palpur4,755 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyamnagar?5,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyamnagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shyamnagar?72.2% (Census 2011)