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About Shaspur Village

Shaspur is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 368 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 64.04 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 368
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shaspur compares

By the 2011 count Shaspur is the 105th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 64.04 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Shaspur

Shaspur 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 Shaspur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shaspur from other places

Shaspur lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 9.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shaspur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Shaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanoor tehsil.

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 Shaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaspur village had a population of 699. That makes it the 105th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Shaspur village has 368 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaspur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Shaspur is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaspur covers 64.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaspur falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shaspur is Rampurhat Junction, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shaspur is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaspur is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 9.0 km away. Nanoor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (2.6 km), Udaypur (3.1 km) and Datina (3.5 km).

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

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