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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
VL
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
VIJAY LAXMI
Contact: 95****0971
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- LGD code
- 45342
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population
- 7,052
- Households
- 1,432
- Literacy rate
- 77.7%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,108
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 25 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 34 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 189 km
- Nearest railway station
- Virbhadra · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Seema dental college and hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Shyampur compares
By population, Shyampur ranks #2 of 42 villages in Rishikesh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.7%
+3.1% vs mandal average
- Shyampur
- 77.7%
- Rishikesh mandal
- 74.6%
- Dehradun district
- 74.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
+2 vs mandal average
- Shyampur
- 929
- Rishikesh mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Shyampur
- 4.9
- Rishikesh mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shyampur at a glance
Shyampur is a village of 7,052 people in 1,432 households (Census 2011) in Rishikesh tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, the 2nd-largest of 42 villages in Rishikesh tehsil. Literacy is 78%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 75% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Dehradun district centre, 23 km from Harsoli, the nearest town, 2 km from Virbhadra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 248001, served by Araghar post office; the LGD village code is 45342. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank. The sarpanch is VIJAY LAXMI, and the village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 8,314 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Shayam Pur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shyampur · this village | 7,052 | 78% | — |
| Muni Ki Reti · Narendra Nagar | — | — | 9.3 km NE |
| Chila · Poogal | — | — | 10.1 km S |
| Oni · Pauri | 145 | 69% | 10.1 km N |
| Pundrasu · Yamkeshwar | 216 | 80% | 9.8 km E |
| Devrana · Yamkeshwar | 366 | 64% | 10.4 km E |
| Narendranagar · Narendra Nagar | — | — | 11.8 km NE |
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Notice board · Shyampur
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Key facts — Shyampur
- LGD code
- 45342
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,052
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,314
- Households
- 1,432
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 77.7%
- Coordinates
- 30.06334°N, 78.23532°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yamkeshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Renu Bisht
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- VIJAY LAXMI
- Block / Mandal
- Rishikesh
- Nearest bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank (0.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Virbhadra (2.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Shyampur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun34 kmcapital
- Delhi189 km
- Kolkata1308 km
- Mumbai1336 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVirbhadra2 km
- Bus stopShree ram tours and travel Nepali farm2 km
- Hospital / PHCSeema dental college and hospital4 km
- ATM / bankPunjab & Sind Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil7 km
- CollegeSGRR PG College33 km
- Police stationMuni ki reti police thana10 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Shree ram tours and travel Nepali farm1.7 km
- Railway station
- Virbhadra2.1 km
- Health centre
- Seema dental college and hospital4.1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Punjab & Sind Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Shyampur
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Shyampur
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 248001
- HrishikeshRishikesh mandal34,775 pop
- East HopetownVikas Nagar mandal20,840 pop
- Dhakrani(Dehat)Vikas Nagar mandal12,757 pop
- Shewala KalaDehradun mandal10,290 pop
- DakpatharVikas Nagar mandal9,897 pop
- Mazri GrantDoiwala mandal9,620 pop
- JauligrantDoiwala mandal9,297 pop
- Shankerpur HakumatpurVikas Nagar mandal8,369 pop
- AthoorwalaDoiwala mandal7,444 pop
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Villages near Shyampur
Other villages in Rishikesh mandal
View all 55+ →- Hrishikesh
- Raiwala
- Shiddar Wala
- Rani Pokhari Grant
- Barkot Mafi
- Garhimay Chak
- Khairi Khurd
- Sahab Nagar
- Gohri Mafi
- Gadool
- Rainapur Grant
- Listrabad
- Mauja Rani Pokhari
- Khandraiwala
- Birpur Khurd
- Bhogpur
- Barkot Range
- Chak Jogi Wala
- Jogiwala Mafi
- Khairi Kalan
- Bhattowala
- Sarangdharwala
- Bibiwala
- Rakhwal Gaon
- Falsuwa
- Thakurpur
- Bairagada
- Bishan Garh
- Badogal
- Bagi
- Bangai
- Kaudasi
- Naurtuwala
- Pali
- Motichur Range
- Govind Wala
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)