About Shashani Village

Shashani is a large village in Kaliachak III tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,602, made up of 1,861 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashani village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Kaliachak III
Pincode	732201
Area (hectares)	246.57 hectares
Population	3,602
Male Population	1,861
Female Population	1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shashani compares

By the 2011 count Shashani is the 24th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents. Its 246.57 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Shashani

Shashani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shashani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shashani from other places

Shashani lies about 9.6 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 8.2 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 Shashani
Nearest railway station	Gazole	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliachak III	9.6 km
District headquarters	Maldah	9.6 km
Nearest town	Malda	30 km

Villages closest to Shashani

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

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Common questions about Shashani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashani village had a population of 3,602. That makes it the 24th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents.

Shashani village has 1,861 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashani has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Shashani is 732201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashani covers 246.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shashani falls under Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shashani is Gazole, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shashani.

Shashani is about 9.6 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shashani is in Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 8.2 km away. Kaliachak III is about 9.6 km away. Maldah is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.