# Shirsi Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shirsi

Shirsi is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 69 households**, the 122nd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 289people (2011)
- 69households
- 87.4%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirsi

Of every 100 households in Shirsi in 2011, 33 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirsi · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**26%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**25%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shirsi?

■ Shirsi · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**960

Working population ****58.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 79.4% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (19%) · **■** Marginal 49 (29%)

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 Jamboni

- Jirapara307 people
- Kukrakhonpi307 people
- Nakdi304 people
- Jatia Bandi299 people
- Ramchandrapur287 people
- Borunsol284 people
- Sankisol284 people
- Gobindasol282 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirsi?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirsi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirsi?87.4% (Census 2011)