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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Shyamdhan
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| coordinates = {{coord|26.5979|88.1669|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]]
| subdivision_type3 = Subdivision
| subdivision_name3 = [[Siliguri subdivision|Siliguri]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| government_type = Gram panchayat
| governing_body = Raniganjpanishali G.P.
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 1.5338
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 2.4
| population_total = 5192
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 734427/734428
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-05522
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)|Darjeeling]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Phansidewa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phansidewa]]
| website = {{URL|darjeeling.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Shyamdhan''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Kharibari (community development block)|Kharibari]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Siliguri subdivision]] of [[Darjeeling district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|26|38|20|N|88|19|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Places in the south-western portion of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district''' CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: facilities Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|26|42|40|N|88|19|34|E}}| label-pos1=left|label1= Dumriguri| numbered1=CT| mark-title1= [[Dumriguri]] (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|26|39|30|N|88|11|58|E}}| label-pos2=left|label2=Bhimram | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Bhimram]] (CT)
|mark-coord3={{coord|26|40|0|N|88|18|40|E}}| label-pos3=bottom|label3=Dakshin|labela3= Bagdogra | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Dakshin Bagdogra]]
|mark-coord4={{coord|26|40|20|N|88|12|35|E}}| label-pos4=right|label4= Geni | numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Geni, Siliguri]] (CT)
|mark-coord5={{coord|26|33|43|N|88|11|22|E}}| label-pos5=left|label5= Kharibari | numbered5=CT| mark-title5= [[Kharibari]] (CT)
|mark-coord6={{coord|26|41|40|N|88|21|0|E}}| label-pos6=right|label6= Lalman | numbered6=CT| mark-title6= [[Lalman]] (CT)
|mark-coord7={{coord|26|35|42|N|88|10|0|E}}| label-pos7=right|label7= Shyamdhan | numbered7=CT| mark-title7= Shyamdhan (CT)| shape-color7=black| label-size7=13|label-color7=black 
|mark-coord8={{coord|26|41|40|N|88|18|30|E}}| label-pos8=left|label8= Uttar Bagdogra| numbered8=CT| mark-title8= [[Uttar Bagdogra]] (CT)
|mark-coord9={{coord|26|40|55|N|88|19|5|E}}| label-pos9=right|label9=Bagdogra| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Bagdogra]] (R)| shape-color9=#C42222
|mark-coord10={{coord|26|43|40|N|88|18|22|E}}| label-pos10=left|label10=Bengdubi| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Bengdubi]] (R)| shape-color10=#C42222
|mark-coord11={{coord|26|40|15|N|88|11|30|E}}| label-pos11=left|label11= Naxalbari| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Naxalbari]] (R)| shape-color11=#C42222
|mark-coord12={{coord|26|38|0|N|88|10|12|E}}| label-pos12=right|label12= Panitanki| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Panitanki]] (R)| shape-color12=#C42222
|mark-coord13={{coord|26|35|10|N|88|22|16|E}}| label-pos13=left|label13= Phansidewa| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Phansidewa, Darjeeling]] (R)| shape-color13=#C42222
|mark-coord14={{coord|26|36|40|N|88|10|49|E}}| label-pos14=right|label14= Batasi| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Batasi]] (R)| shape-color14=#C42222
|mark-coord15={{coord|26|40|10|N|88|19|43|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15= Bagdogra Airport| numbered15=F| mark-title15= [[Bagdogra Airport]] (F) |shape-color15=#967117
|mark-coord16={{coord|26|44|20|N|88|12|20|E}}|label16= Mechi| labela16= River| label-color16 = #77A1CB| label-angle16=-80| label-pos16=top| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16 =none
|mark-coord17={{coord|26|45|40|N|88|16|30|E}}|label17= Balason River| label-color17 = #77A1CB| label-angle17=30| label-pos17=top| label-size17=10| mark-size17=0| mark-title17=none
|mark-coord18={{coord|26|45|0|N|88|25|30|E}}|label18= Mahananda |labela18 = River| label-color18 = #77A1CB| label-angle18=-70| label-pos18=top| label-size18=10| mark-size18=0| mark-title18=none
|arc-coordA={{coord|26|41|0|N|88|6|0|E}}|arc-textA= NEPAL| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=-50| arc-gapA=3.5| arc-radiusA=0.4
|arc-coordB={{coord|26|29|30|N|88|22|0|E}}|arc-textB= BANGLADESH| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=-20| arc-gapB=3.0| arc-radiusB=0.4}}

===Location===
Shyamdhan is located at {{coord|26.5979|N|88.1669|E|display=inline}}.

Shyamdhan is shown as a CT (census town) in the map of Kharibari CD block on page 363 of the ''District Census Handbook, Darjiling, 2011''. [[Batasi]] is not identified as a separate populated area in the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1901_PART_A_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Darjiling, Series 20, Part XIIA| work= Census of India 2011 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate = 2 April 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Crossing Mechi River.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Mechi River]]]]
===Area overview===
The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the [[Dooars]] region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the [[Mechi River]] forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the [[Mahananda River]] forms a short border with Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1901_PART_A_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India| work= Page 13: Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate = 29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1901_PART_A_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Darjeeling, Series 20, Part XII A, 2011 Census of India| work= Pages 15-17: Drainage| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate = 29 March 2020}}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Shyamdhan had a total population of 5,192 of which 2,655 (51%) were males and 2,537 (49%) were females. There were 533persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Shyamdhan was 3,745 (72.13% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 25 March 2020 }}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Darjiling'', Shyamdhan covered an area of 1.5338 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from uncovered well, tubewell/ borehole, it had 1,085 domestic electric connections and 56 road light points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 2 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 veterinary hospital and 7 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Betai 0.5 km away, the nearest general degree collegel at [[Bagdogra]] 25 km away. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. It had the branch of 1 nationalised bank.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1901_PART_A_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf| title = District Census Handbook Darjiling, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 419-422: Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 423; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 424-425; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 426-427; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 428-430 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 431: Statement VI:Industry and Banking | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |accessdate = 25 March 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
There is a station at Batasi on the [[Katihar-Siliguri line]]. It is 31.6 km from Siliguri.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/14248/445/553| title = 55716 => 75744 Siliguri-Katihar DEMU | work= Time Table (expanded)| publisher = India Rail Info|accessdate = 28 March 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Darjeeling District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Darjeeling district]]

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