Shasan, North 24 Parganas
Shasan | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 22°39′57″N 88°34′57″E / 22.665732°N 88.582628°E | |
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 |
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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Location
[edit]Shasan is located at 22°39′57″N 88°34′57″E / 22.665732°N 88.582628°E.
Area overview
[edit]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]Police station
[edit]Shashan police station serves a total population of 139,328. It has jurisdiction over Barasat II CD block.[4]
Demographics
[edit]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]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]Mitpukuria primary health centre at Shasan functions with 10 beds.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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ignored (help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "33311 Barasat-Hasnabad local". Time Table. India Railinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 7 May 2018.