# Girisha Village, Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Girisha

Girisha is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 205 households**, the 71st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 870people (2011)
- 205households
- 92.0%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Girisha

Of every 100 households in Girisha in 2011, 73 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girisha · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Girisha?

■ Girisha · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**943

Working population ****32.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 87.1% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 142 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (43%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Gangasagar938 people
- Pania879 people
- Mangal Chak877 people
- Sukha Khola872 people
- Lachhubar866 people
- Pariharpur838 people
- Chandan Khali828 people
- Kekai827 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Girisha?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girisha in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Girisha?92.0% (Census 2011)