# Shirshi Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Shirshi

Shirshi is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **880 people in 134 households**, the 223rd largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 880people (2011)
- 134households
- 59.6%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirshi

Of every 100 households in Shirshi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shirshi · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**81%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shirshi?

■ Shirshi · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**930

Working population ****79.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 48.0% for women. 82% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (9%) · **■** Marginal 600 (86%)

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 Robertsganj

- Shoma890 people
- Baliyari881 people
- Bhusaulia881 people
- Dhotari880 people
- Chhaura872 people
- Papi872 people
- Raiya870 people
- Tilya870 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirshi?880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirshi in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shirshi?59.6% (Census 2011)