# Shasha Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Shasha

Shasha is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **907 people in 184 households**, the 60th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 907people (2011)
- 184households
- 28.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shasha

Of every 100 households in Shasha in 2011, 37 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shasha · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shasha?

■ Shasha · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**973

Working population ****43.8%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 16.0% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (81%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%)

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 Harirampur

- Gokarna931 people
- Bahirdhanjor919 people
- Jotgauri909 people
- Chhatra Kunda907 people
- Chopa869 people
- Pinglu851 people
- Bagulahar826 people
- Asal Banagram825 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shasha?907 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shasha in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shasha?28.5% (Census 2011)