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Shyampur I

Shyampur I
শ্যামপুর I
Community development block
সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Shyampur I is located in West Bengal
Shyampur I
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)
Elevation 13 ft (4 m)
Population (2011)
 • Total 205,849
 • Density 4,700/sq mi (1,800/km2)
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)
PIN 711314 (Shyampur)
Area code(s) 03228
Vehicle registration WB-11, WB-12, WB-13, WB-14
Literacy Rate 78.96 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.

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 is bounded by Uluberia I CD Block in the north, Falta and Diamond Harbour II CD Blocks in South 24 Parganas district, across the Hooghly, in the east, Mahishadal and Tamluk CD Blocks, in Purba Medinipur district, across the Rupnarayan, in parts of the south and west, and Shyampur II CD Block in parts of the west and north.

It is located 52 km from Howrah, the district headquarters.

Shyampur I CD Block has an area of 113.92  km2.Shyampur police station serves this CD Block. Shyampur I panchayat samity has 10 gram panchayats. The block has 67 inhabited villages. Headquarters of this block is at Shyampur.

Howrah district is located on the west bank of the Hooghly. The Rupnarayan flows on the west and south of the district and the Damodar intersects it. The district consists of a flat alluvial plain.


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