# Shirshi Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shirshi

Shirshi is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 55 households**, the 210th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 255people (2011)
- 55households
- 83.0%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirshi

Of every 100 households in Shirshi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirshi · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****91%**

**42%

Television ****68%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Shirshi?

■ Shirshi · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**970

Working population ****49.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 76.5% for women. 66% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 23 (18%) · **■** Marginal 57 (45%)

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 - II

- Rampur258 people
- Durgapur East257 people
- Maguria257 people
- Gharaigerya256 people
- Mominpur252 people
- Taphriambi252 people
- Kukrada250 people
- Radhakishor246 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirshi?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirshi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirshi?83.0% (Census 2011)