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About Shaspur Village

Shaspur is a large village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,412, made up of 1,735 males and 1,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731223, 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 Rampurhat II
Pincode 731223
Area (hectares) 425.21 hectares
Population 3,412
Male Population 1,735
Female Population 1,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaspur compares

By the 2011 count Shaspur is the 10th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 425.21 hectares work out to about 8.0 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 935.

Getting to Shaspur

Shaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shaspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Rampurhat II 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 Rampurhat II 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 3,412. That makes it the 10th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Shaspur village has 1,735 males and 1,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaspur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shaspur is 731223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaspur covers 425.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaspur falls under Rampurhat II 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 9.0 km away. Rampurhat II 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 Sahapur (under 2 km), Sudampara (under 2 km) and Tarapur (1.7 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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