# Shashipur Village, Amdanga – Population & Literacy

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Village · Amdanga, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Shashipur

Shashipur is a village in Amdanga sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,630 people in 811 households**, the 10th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 3,630people (2011)
- 811households
- 82.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shashipur

Of every 100 households in Shashipur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shashipur · ■ Amdanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**18%

Tap water ****17%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****11%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****40%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Shashipur?

■ Shashipur · ■ Amdanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**969

Working population ****31.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 78.0% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 115 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 385 (33%) · **■** Marginal 240 (21%)

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 Amdanga

- Sikra4,194 people
- Arkhali4,033 people
- Amdanga3,855 people
- Bhaluka3,830 people
- Padmanavpur3,471 people
- Baichhigachhi3,402 people
- Rafipur3,372 people
- Hisabi3,349 people

[All 80 villages in Amdanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/amdanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shashipur?3,630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shashipur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Amdanga sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shashipur?82.1% (Census 2011)