# Sirni Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sirni

Sirni is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 184 households**, the 59th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 941people (2011)
- 184households
- 73.8%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirni

Of every 100 households in Sirni in 2011, 36 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirni · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**60%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sirni?

■ Sirni · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**953

Working population ****45.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 199 (47%)

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

- Ramchandrapur1,050 people
- Gaurda990 people
- Pipursai973 people
- Kulida963 people
- Fatepur930 people
- Junia868 people
- Shyamsundarpur777 people
- Bastupur773 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 Sirni?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirni in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sirni?73.8% (Census 2011)