# Shirsa Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shirsa

Shirsa is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 119 households**, the 96th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 559people (2011)
- 119households
- 70.1%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirsa

Of every 100 households in Shirsa in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirsa · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**70%

Television ****1%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**954

Working population ****55.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (95%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Chhotapichhla574 people
- Kusumdanga573 people
- Dhobani569 people
- Baranakdana563 people
- Nischintapur550 people
- Shiyarbani547 people
- Kadambandi545 people
- Tangasol538 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirsa?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirsa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirsa?70.1% (Census 2011)