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.
Shasan | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 22.665732°N 88.582628°E / 22.665732; 88.582628 | |
Country | ![]() |
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 located at 22.665732°N 88.582628°E / 22.665732; 88.582628.
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.
Shashan police station serves a total population of 139,328. It has jurisdiction over Barasat II CD block.[4]
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]
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]
Mitpukuria primary health centre at Shasan functions with 10 beds.[8]
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