Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur
# Chhota Shirshi

Chhota Shirshi is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 180 people in 41 households, the 321st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 180 people (2011)
- 41 households
- 55.4% literacy
- 1,093 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Shirshi

Of every 100 households in Chhota Shirshi in 2011, 65 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhota Shirshi · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 65% 38%
- Toilet within the home 0% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 20% 34%
- Television 15% 14%
- Mobile phone 38% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 17%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhota Shirshi?

■ Chhota Shirshi · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.4% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1093 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 979
- Working population 65.0% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 50.5% for women. 72% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 24 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (25%) · ■ Other work 14 (12%) · ■ Marginal 50 (43%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram
- Bhangaband 181 people
- Kanya Duba 181 people
- Nandalalapur 181 people
- Baidyanath Dihi 180 people
- Harina 180 people
- Jangal Khas 178 people
- Dharampur 177 people
- Talmetal 177 people

All 604 villages in Jhargram

## Other places named Chhota Shirshi
- Chhota Shirshi · Village, Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur · 381 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chhota Shirshi? 180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Shirshi in? Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Shirshi? 55.4% (Census 2011)

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