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About Shashipur Village

Shashipur is a large village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,630, made up of 1,889 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 743166
Area (hectares) 246.52 hectares
Population 3,630
Male Population 1,889
Female Population 1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shashipur compares

By the 2011 count Shashipur is the 10th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 246.52 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 943.

Getting to Shashipur

Shashipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shashipur as Available within <5 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 Shashipur from other places

Shashipur lies about 33 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Naihati Junction, about 5.8 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 Shashipur
Nearest railway station Naihati Junction 5.8 km
Nearest town Naihāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 7.6 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Shashipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashipur village had a population of 3,630. That makes it the 10th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Shashipur village has 1,889 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashipur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shashipur is 743166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashipur covers 246.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shashipur falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shashipur is Naihati Junction, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shashipur.

Shashipur is about 33 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shashipur is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Naihati Junction is about 5.8 km away. Naihāti is about 6.3 km away. Amdanga is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariapur (3.8 km), Panchagharia (5.0 km) and Sadhanpur (5.0 km).

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

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