# Shirsha Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Shirsha

Shirsha is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,319 people in 520 households**, the 22nd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,319people (2011)
- 520households
- 73.3%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirsha

Of every 100 households in Shirsha in 2011, 20 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shirsha · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**83%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Shirsha?

■ Shirsha · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**947

Working population ****36.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (17%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 371 (43%) · **■** Marginal 281 (33%)

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 Illambazar

- Beloa2,515 people
- Chhatar Bandi2,415 people
- Hansra2,386 people
- Payer2,385 people
- Delora2,261 people
- Khayerbani2,185 people
- Chunpalashi2,172 people
- Khirai2,082 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirsha?2,319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirsha in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirsha?73.3% (Census 2011)