# Uttar Shirsha Village, Keshpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Uttar Shirsha

Uttar Shirsha is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **411 people in 85 households**, the 280th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 411people (2011)
- 85households
- 82.5%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Shirsha

Of every 100 households in Uttar Shirsha in 2011, 57 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Shirsha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**56%

Tap water ****83%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

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 Uttar Shirsha?

■ Uttar Shirsha · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**960

Working population ****45.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 80.0% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 122 (66%)

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

- Jagannathpur Kismat415 people
- Keshur Gerya414 people
- Teghara414 people
- Kusumdahari411 people
- Adam Chak410 people
- Bagpota406 people
- Ghuchisol406 people
- Bahadur Patna405 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Shirsha?411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Shirsha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Shirsha?82.5% (Census 2011)