# Shirshi, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Shirshi

Shirshi is a village in [Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,868 people in 433 households**, the 16th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,868people (2011)
- 433households
- 62.3%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirshi

Of every 100 households in Shirshi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirshi · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**97%

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 · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**973

Working population ****37.7%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 58.0% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 421 (60%)

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 Harirampur

- Naradas1,976 people
- Bora1,952 people
- Bagbari1,927 people
- Brahmangaon1,898 people
- Pundari1,863 people
- Balihara1,862 people
- Cheuti Mahespur1,828 people
- Baragram1,808 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirshi?1,868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirshi in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirshi?62.3% (Census 2011)