# Shaspur Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Shaspur

Shaspur is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,412 people in 772 households**, the 10th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 3,412people (2011)
- 772households
- 62.6%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shaspur

Of every 100 households in Shaspur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shaspur · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****79%**

**56%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Shaspur?

■ Shaspur · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**942

Working population ****28.1%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 52.7% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 713 (74%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Hazarpur4,634 people
- Tentulia4,340 people
- Sandhyajal3,811 people
- Khamedda3,706 people
- Karkaria3,296 people
- Budhigram3,259 people
- Purbba Gopalpur3,256 people
- Chandpara3,198 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shaspur?3,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaspur in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shaspur?62.6% (Census 2011)