# Shirui Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Shirui

Shirui is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,859 people in 844 households**, the 12th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 3,859people (2011)
- 844households
- 83.2%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shirui

Of every 100 households in Shirui in 2011, 60 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shirui · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****37%**

**38%

Television ****23%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Shirui?

■ Shirui · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**955

Working population ****37.5%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 76.7% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (19%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 619 (43%) · **■** Marginal 289 (20%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Alinan4,339 people
- Mashisda4,279 people
- Saira4,122 people
- Mathori3,885 people
- Soya Dighi3,674 people
- Hurinan3,653 people
- Barasati3,581 people
- Ballok3,565 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shirui?3,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirui in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shirui?83.2% (Census 2011)