# Shirshi Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shirshi

Shirshi is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 31 households**, the 163rd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 133people (2011)
- 31households
- 80.0%literacy
- 797females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirshi

Of every 100 households in Shirshi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirshi · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****84%**

**50%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**32%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Shirshi?

■ Shirshi · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****42.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 67.3% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (50%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (11%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Baldi157 people
- Balidiha150 people
- Krishna Nagar146 people
- Kali Ambi143 people
- Chor Mundi131 people
- Bhadua118 people
- Barabel Diha117 people
- Dahi109 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirshi?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirshi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirshi?80.0% (Census 2011)