# Shirshi Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shirshi

Shirshi is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,032 people in 245 households**, the 24th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 1,032people (2011)
- 245households
- 68.6%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirshi

Of every 100 households in Shirshi in 2011, 29 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirshi · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****15%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****5%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**954

Working population ****48.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 58.3% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (8%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 261 (52%) · **■** Marginal 142 (28%)

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 Binpur - I

- Balarampur1,160 people
- Napitpara1,123 people
- Harda1,090 people
- Jashpur1,046 people
- Kurkutsol986 people
- Laghata969 people
- Kantapahari968 people
- Ankro960 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirshi?1,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirshi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirshi?68.6% (Census 2011)