Shasan Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shasan is a village situated in Hemtabad block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,019 families residing in the village Shasan. The total population of Shasan is 4,559 out of which 2,347 are males and 2,212 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shasan is 942.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shasan village is 711 which is 16% of the total population. There are 357 male children and 354 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shasan is 992 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Shasan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shasan is 65.6%. Thus Shasan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 67.89% and the female literacy rate is 63.08% in Shasan village.

Population
4,559
Families
1,019
Literacy
65.57%
Sex Ratio
942

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shasan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Shasan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shasan village.

Total Male Female
Children 711 357 354
Literacy 65.57% 67.89% 63.08%
Scheduled Caste 329 171 158
Scheduled Tribe 93 50 43
Illiterate 2,036 996 1,040

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Shasan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shasan village out of total population, 1,600 were engaged in work activities. 53.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,600 workers engaged in Main Work, 235 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 407 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 852 748 104
Cultivators 235 230 5
Agriculture Labourer 407 329 78
Household Industries 14 14 0
Other Workers 196 175 21
Marginal Workers 748 533 215
Non Working 2,959 1,066 1,893

Map of Shasan, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Shasan, Hemtabad

Below are the list of villages near Shasan village in Hemtabad.

Village Population
Balufara 1,177
Gutin 2,674
Durllabhpur 493
Tilia 365
Itahar 159
Atkara 1,218
Teghara 159
Binagram 568
Kamalpur 828
Dakshin Kotagaon 1,037

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