# Shirsha Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shirsha

Shirsha is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **611 people in 135 households**, the 185th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 611people (2011)
- 135households
- 89.1%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirsha

Of every 100 households in Shirsha in 2011, 83 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shirsha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**56%

Tap water ****95%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**58%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shirsha?

■ Shirsha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**960

Working population ****33.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 83.5% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (35%) · **■** Other work 49 (24%) · **■** Marginal 13 (6%)

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 Keshpur

- Durya Radhaballabhpur617 people
- Goraipur617 people
- Jagannathpur Ayma613 people
- Salanga613 people
- Inad Chak610 people
- Narayan Chak610 people
- Pindra Gerya610 people
- Uttar Piashala609 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirsha?611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirsha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirsha?89.1% (Census 2011)