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About Sashpur Village

Sashpur is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 363 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sashpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 33.9 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 363
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sashpur compares

By the 2011 count Sashpur is the 35th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 33.9 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sashpur

Sashpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sashpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Rambhatdi, Ramchandrapur, Salberya and Santuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sashpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sashpur village had a population of 695. That makes it the 35th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Sashpur village has 363 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sashpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sashpur is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sashpur covers 33.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sashpur falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sashpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sashpur.

Sashpur is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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