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About Shasan Village

Shasan is a large village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,559, made up of 2,347 males and 2,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shasan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 492.29 hectares
Population 4,559
Male Population 2,347
Female Population 2,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shasan compares

By the 2011 count Shasan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 492.29 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Shasan

Shasan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shasan 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rosanpur, Samaspur, Santara and Sekhpur. 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 Shasan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shasan village had a population of 4,559. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Shasan village has 2,347 males and 2,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shasan has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Shasan is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shasan covers 492.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shasan falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shasan notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Shasan.

Shasan is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Shasan today is likely to be higher.

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