# Shirsa, Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shirsa

Shirsa is a village in [Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 89 households**, the 93rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 390people (2011)
- 89households
- 91.7%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirsa

Of every 100 households in Shirsa in 2011, 37 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shirsa · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****94%**

**54%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shirsa?

■ Shirsa · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**974

Working population ****42.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 86.2% for women. 64% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 99 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 63 (38%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Chhotaakna441 people
- Dhanyajhati419 people
- Tokahoda395 people
- Akatkola391 people
- Sitanagar389 people
- Shripur381 people
- Kaigere350 people
- Baidyanathpur335 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Shirsa

- Shirsa · Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur · 559 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirsa?390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirsa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirsa?91.7% (Census 2011)