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About Shashpur Village

Shashpur is a large village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,902, made up of 1,973 males and 1,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 363.63 hectares
Population 3,902
Male Population 1,973
Female Population 1,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shashpur compares

By the 2011 count Shashpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 363.63 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shashpur

Shashpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shashpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Santara, Sauntari, Shalikona and Shankhrul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shashpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashpur village had a population of 3,902. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Shashpur village has 1,973 males and 1,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shashpur is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashpur covers 363.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shashpur falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shashpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shashpur.

Shashpur is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shashpur today is likely to be higher.

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