# Shiruchak Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shiruchak

Shiruchak is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 34 households**, the 114th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 168people (2011)
- 34households
- 79.3%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shiruchak

Of every 100 households in Shiruchak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiruchak · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****88%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Shiruchak?

■ Shiruchak · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 71.8% for women. 62% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 49 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Dantan - II

- Kiphatpur216 people
- Lakshanpur196 people
- Mandalda174 people
- Ujlachak174 people
- Urepara122 people
- Gokulpur76 people
- Sadi Chak70 people
- Chak Sultanpur59 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shiruchak?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiruchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shiruchak?79.3% (Census 2011)