# Sasan Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sasan

Sasan is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,818 people in 1,212 households**, the 5th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 5,818people (2011)
- 1,212households
- 78.3%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sasan

Of every 100 households in Sasan in 2011, 43 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sasan · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**16%

Tap water ****11%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Sasan?

■ Sasan · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**952

Working population ****30.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 74.2% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 234 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (16%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 773 (44%) · **■** Marginal 443 (25%)

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 Barasat - II

- Matiagachha8,223 people
- Gopalpur Chandigar7,204 people
- Mahishgadi6,468 people
- Falti-Banpur6,418 people
- Bahira5,127 people
- Chaumuha4,780 people
- Kayemba4,687 people
- Puturi4,536 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sasan?5,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasan in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sasan?78.3% (Census 2011)