Shashadanga Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shashadanga is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 870 families residing in the village Shashadanga. The total population of Shashadanga is 3,855 out of which 1,981 are males and 1,874 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shashadanga is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shashadanga village is 341 which is 9% of the total population. There are 186 male children and 155 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shashadanga is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Shashadanga village.

Population
3,855
Families
870
Literacy
75.04%
Sex Ratio
946

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shashadanga is 75%. Thus Shashadanga village has lower literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 80.95% and the female literacy rate is 68.88% in Shashadanga village.

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

Shashadanga Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 341 186 155
Literacy 75.04% 80.95% 68.88%
Scheduled Caste 2,149 1,093 1,056
Scheduled Tribe 5 2 3
Illiterate 1,218 528 690

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Shashadanga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shashadanga village out of total population, 1,364 were engaged in work activities. 92.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,364 workers engaged in Main Work, 341 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 665 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,257 1,172 85
Cultivators 341 333 8
Agriculture Labourer 665 612 53
Household Industries 15 10 5
Other Workers 236 217 19
Marginal Workers 107 80 27
Non Working 2,491 729 1,762

Nearby Villages to Shashadanga,

Below are the list of villages near Shashadanga village in Gaighata.

Village Population
Kahankia 2,391
Raghunandanpur 486
Mahishakati 1,972
Chakjhaudanga 412
Barasat 7,441
Pipli 1,808
Bharadanga 2,127
Tentulbaria 3,178
Jadabpur 1,688
Panchpota 8,312

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