# Shirsi Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shirsi

Shirsi is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 36 households**, the 193rd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 156people (2011)
- 36households
- 74.3%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirsi

Of every 100 households in Shirsi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shirsi · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**83%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**971

Working population ****47.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 59.4% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (36%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Jalkadanga169 people
- Kamalpur166 people
- Ramchandrapur161 people
- Baghakoli159 people
- Gerebar152 people
- Keundisol148 people
- Dakshinjoli132 people
- Shyamraypur132 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirsi?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirsi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirsi?74.3% (Census 2011)