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Shyamdhan Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Darjiling, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shyamdhan is a Census Town city situated in Kharibari block of Darjiling district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,122 families residing in the Shyamdhan city. The total population of Shyamdhan is 5,192 out of which 2,655 are males and 2,537 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shyamdhan is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shyamdhan city is 533 which is 10% of the total population. There are 261 male children and 272 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shyamdhan is 1,042 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shyamdhan is 80.4%. Thus Shyamdhan has higher literacy rate compared to 79.6% of Darjiling district. The male literacy rate is 86.17% and the female literacy rate is 74.26% in Shyamdhan.

Shyamdhan Census Town has total administration over 1,122 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shyamdhan Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shyamdhan Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 533 261 272
Literacy 80.4% 77.7% 66.3%
Scheduled Caste 4,283 2,178 2,105
Scheduled Tribe 20 12 8
Illiterate 1,447 592 855

Caste-wise Population - Shyamdhan

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 82.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Shyamdhan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,283 2,178 2,105
Schedule Tribe 20 12 8

Religion-wise Population - Shyamdhan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shyamdhan is 5,097 which is 98.17% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shyamdhan is 32 which is 0.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shyamdhan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,097 (98.17%) 2,597 2,500
Muslim 32 (0.62%) 27 5
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 63 (1.21%) 31 32

Literacy Rate - Shyamdhan

The total literacy rate of Shyamdhan was 80.38% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 3,745 literates, males were 2,063 while females were 1,682. Also the male literacy rate was 86.17% and the female literacy rate was 74.26% in Shyamdhan.

  Shyamdhan West Bengal
Female 74.26% 70.54%
Male 86.17% 81.69%
Total 80.38% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Shyamdhan

The Sex Ratio of Shyamdhan is 956. Thus per every 1000 men there were 956 females in Shyamdhan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,042 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Shyamdhan.

Child Population - Shyamdhan

According to Census 2011, there were 533 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shyamdhan. Out of which 261 were male while 272 were female.

Working Population - Shyamdhan

In Shyamdhan Census Town out of total population, 1,791 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,791 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,550 1,344 206
Cultivators 117 106 11
Agriculture Labourer 42 12 30
Household Industries 134 132 2
Other Workers 1,257 1,094 163
Marginal Workers 241 181 60
Non Working 3,401 1,130 2,271

Shyamdhan Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shyamdhan is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,192 72.1% 956

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