# Shirsha Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Shirsha

Shirsha is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **231 people in 46 households**, the 89th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 231people (2011)
- 46households
- 58.9%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirsha

Of every 100 households in Shirsha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirsha · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****18%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****7%**

**56%

Television ****4%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**966

Working population ****29.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 48.1% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (74%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

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 Suri - I

- Dolgobindapur266 people
- Barihat254 people
- Amrapalan252 people
- Uttar Raypur239 people
- Murulia Chak227 people
- Sidhuli223 people
- Bara Chaturi173 people
- Joka168 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirsha?231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirsha in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirsha?58.9% (Census 2011)