# Shuriam Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shuriam

Shuriam is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 61 households**, the 137th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 265people (2011)
- 61households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shuriam

Of every 100 households in Shuriam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shuriam · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shuriam?

■ Shuriam · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**940

Working population ****54.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 57.0% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (50%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 60 (41%)

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

- Bara Kanda270 people
- Goursahi Baramania268 people
- Kalabani266 people
- Jamua265 people
- Dain Mari261 people
- Baya Dangar260 people
- Nakoijuri260 people
- Asanbani236 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 Shuriam?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shuriam in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shuriam?66.2% (Census 2011)