# Shashinda Village, Narayangarh – Population & Literacy

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shashinda

Shashinda is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,188 people in 727 households**, the 8th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 3,188people (2011)
- 727households
- 86.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shashinda

Of every 100 households in Shashinda in 2011, 62 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shashinda · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**44%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**61%

Television ****46%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Shashinda?

■ Shashinda · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**942

Working population ****32.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 80.8% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (8%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 608 (59%) · **■** Marginal 277 (27%)

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 Narayangarh

- Kasba Narayangar3,627 people
- Duria3,606 people
- Mahammadpur3,278 people
- Dhaharpur3,200 people
- Markunda3,068 people
- Pakurseni2,896 people
- Akanda2,854 people
- Ganua2,803 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shashinda?3,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shashinda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shashinda?86.9% (Census 2011)