# Sirsi Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sirsi

Sirsi is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 88 households**, the 159th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 383people (2011)
- 88households
- 75.8%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirsi

Of every 100 households in Sirsi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sirsi · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**34%

Television ****26%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

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 Sirsi?

■ Sirsi · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**979

Working population ****27.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 69.0% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (25%) · **■** Marginal 21 (20%)

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 Jhargram

- Uttara395 people
- Kanya Duba389 people
- Khasjangal389 people
- Balad Duba388 people
- Jamsol381 people
- Jual Bhanga378 people
- Kenudi Sol377 people
- Chhota Parulia375 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirsi?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirsi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sirsi?75.8% (Census 2011)