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Shasan
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Shasan is located in India
Shasan
Shasan
Shasan (India)
Coordinates: 22°39′57″N 88°34′57″E / 22.665732°N 88.582628°E / 22.665732; 88.582628
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Population
 (2011)
 ā€¢ Total5,818
Languages
 ā€¢ OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
743423 (Shasan)
Telephone/STD code03217
Lok Sabha constituencyBasirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHaroa
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Shasan is a village and a gram panchayat in the Barasat II CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Shasan is located at 22°39′57″N 88°34′57″E / 22.665732°N 88.582628°E / 22.665732; 88.582628.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[1] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[2] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

Police station[edit | edit source]

Shashan police station serves a total population of 139,328. It has jurisdiction over Barasat II CD block.[4]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sasan had a total population of 5,818, of which 2,957 (51%) were males and 2,861 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 776. The total number of literate persons in Sasan was 3,948 (78.30% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Local roads connect Shasan to State Highway 2 (locally known as Taki Road).[6]

Sondalia, a station on the Barasat-Hasnabad line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, is located nearby.[6][7]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Mitpukuria primary health centre at Shasan functions with 10 beds.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Google maps
  7. ↑ "33311 Barasat-Hasnabad local". Time Table. India Railinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2018.