Shashani Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shashani is a village situated in Kaliachak - III block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 674 families residing in the village Shashani. The total population of Shashani is 3,602 out of which 1,861 are males and 1,741 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shashani is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shashani village is 629 which is 17% of the total population. There are 319 male children and 310 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shashani is 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Shashani village.

Population
3,602
Families
674
Literacy
43.02%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shashani is 43%. Thus Shashani village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 46.3% and the female literacy rate is 39.48% in Shashani village.

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

Shashani Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 629 319 310
Literacy 43.02% 46.3% 39.48%
Scheduled Caste 546 280 266
Scheduled Tribe 5 2 3
Illiterate 2,323 1,147 1,176

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Shashani village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shashani village out of total population, 1,528 were engaged in work activities. 62.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,528 workers engaged in Main Work, 257 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 184 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 949 726 223
Cultivators 257 253 4
Agriculture Labourer 184 176 8
Household Industries 133 57 76
Other Workers 375 240 135
Marginal Workers 579 260 319
Non Working 2,074 875 1,199

Nearby Villages to Shashani,

Below are the list of villages near Shashani village in Kaliachak - III.

Village Population
Golapganj 15,371
Chak Mailpur 955
Sahabazpur 13,975
Dakshin Chandpur 26
Chak Domai 2,108
Fatepur 3,156
Bholaichak 2,818
Srinibaspur 1,084
Pakakot 920
Kazichak 1,846

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