About Shashanga Village

Shashanga is a large village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,333, made up of 1,193 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashanga village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Khandaghosh
Pincode	713142
Area (hectares)	373.74 hectares
Population	2,333
Male Population	1,193
Female Population	1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shashanga compares

By the 2011 count Shashanga is the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 373.74 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shashanga

Shashanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shashanga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salun, Saranga, Sarifpur and Shankari. 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.

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Common questions about Shashanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashanga village had a population of 2,333. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Shashanga village has 1,193 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashanga has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shashanga is 713142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashanga covers 373.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shashanga falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shashanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shashanga.

Shashanga is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman 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.