Shyampur I

Shyampur I
শ্যামপুর I
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Shyampur I

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°16′13″N 88°02′38″E / 22.27028°N 88.04389°E / 22.27028; 88.04389
Country India
State West Bengal
District Howrah
Parliamentary constituency Uluberia
Assembly constituency Shyampur, Uluberia Dakshin
Area
  Total 43.98 sq mi (113.92 km2)
Population (2001)
  Total 182,333
  Density 4,150/sq mi (1,601/km2)
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)
Literacy Rate 72.65 per cent
Website http://howrah.gov.in/

Shyampur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Radhapur, a constituent panchayat of Shyampur I block, is located at 22°16′13″N 88°02′38″E / 22.270403°N 88.043869°E / 22.270403; 88.043869.

Shyampur I CD Block has an area of 113.92  km2.[1]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Shyampur I block/panchayat samiti are: Bargram, Balichaturi, Baneswarpur I, Baneswarpur II, Belari, Dhandali, Dingakhola, Kamalpur, Naul, Nabagram, Radhapur and Shyampur.[2]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Shyampur I block had a total population of 182,333, out of which 92,921 were males and 89,412 were females. Shyampur I block registered a population growth of 14.93 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. Scheduled castes at 34,580 formed around one-sixth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 1,110.[1][3]

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Shyampur I block had a total literacy of 72.65 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 81.18 per cent female literacy was 63.79 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.[4]

Communication

Jagatballavpur area exchange with code 3214 serves: Ajodhya, Amta, Bagnan, Bakshihat, Chitrasenpur, Gangadharpur, Jagatballavpur, Kalyanpur, Kanpur-Pinas, Panchla, Shyampur, and Udaynarayanpur.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001 – Howrah district. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  2. "Directory of District, Subdivision, Panchayat Samiti/ Block and Gram Panchayats in West Bengal". Howrah – Revised in March 2008. Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  4. "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 5, Howrah District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  5. "Adjacent Area Dialling Schemes". BSNL. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
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