# Shashanga Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Shashanga

Shashanga is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,333 people in 531 households**, the 23rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 2,333people (2011)
- 531households
- 56.4%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shashanga

Of every 100 households in Shashanga in 2011, 34 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shashanga · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****59%**

**70%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shashanga?

■ Shashanga · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**960

Working population ****55.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 47.6% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,103 (85%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (5%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khandaghosh

- Barisiali2,893 people
- Lodna2,780 people
- Kaiar2,732 people
- Gaitanpur2,640 people
- Saranga2,237 people
- Khejurhati2,179 people
- Kantapukur2,079 people
- Amral2,070 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shashanga?2,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shashanga in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shashanga?56.4% (Census 2011)