Shasan, North 24 Parganas

Shasan
Village
Shasan Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Shasan Shasan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°39′57″N88°34′57″E / 22.665732°N 88.582628°E / 22.665732; 88.582628 Coordinates: 22°39′57″N88°34′57″E / 22.665732°N 88.582628°E / 22.665732; 88.582628
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,818
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743423 (Shasan)
Telephone/STD code	03217
Lok Sabha constituency	Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haroa
Website	north24parganas.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

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Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Shasan is located at 22°39′57″N88°34′57″E / 22.665732°N 88.582628°E / 22.665732; 88.582628 .

Area overview

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

Police station

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

Demographics

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

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

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

References

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. p 1-4. ISBN   9788172681937 . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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. 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. 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. Retrieved 7 May 2018.