About Sasan Village

Sasan is one of the larger villages in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,818, made up of 2,957 males and 2,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Barasat II
Pincode	743423
Area (hectares)	335.89 hectares
Population	5,818
Male Population	2,957
Female Population	2,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sasan compares

By the 2011 count Sasan is the 5th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 335.89 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sasan

Sasan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sasan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sasan from other places

Sasan lies about 28 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sondalia, about 3.1 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 Sasan
Nearest railway station	Sondalia	3.1 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barasat II	28 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	28 km

Villages closest to Sasan

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

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Common questions about Sasan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasan village had a population of 5,818. That makes it the 5th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Sasan village has 2,957 males and 2,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasan has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sasan is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasan covers 335.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sasan falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sasan is Sondalia, about 3.1 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 village for Sasan.

Sasan is about 28 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.

Sasan is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sondalia is about 3.1 km away. Bārāsat is about 12 km away. Barasat II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.