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About Shashidharpur Village

Shashidharpur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 331 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashidharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashidharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 75.71 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 331
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shashidharpur compares

By the 2011 count Shashidharpur is the 110th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 75.71 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shashidharpur

Shashidharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shashidharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shashidharpur from other places

Shashidharpur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 2.4 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 Shashidharpur
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 2.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 30 km

Villages closest to Shashidharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 Shashidharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashidharpur village had a population of 662. That makes it the 110th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashidharpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Shashidharpur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashidharpur covers 75.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shashidharpur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shashidharpur is Pinargaria, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shashidharpur.

Shashidharpur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shashidharpur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 2.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Birbhum is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tripuraripur (under 2 km), Paharpur (4.1 km) and Paikpara (4.9 km).

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

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