# Sirkabad Village, Arsha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arsha, Puruliya 

# Sirkabad

Sirkabad is a village in Arsha sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,288 people in 1,251 households**, the 1st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 6,288people (2011)
- 1,251households
- 62.2%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirkabad

Of every 100 households in Sirkabad in 2011, 43 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sirkabad · ■ Arsha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sirkabad?

■ Sirkabad · ■ Arsha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**987

Working population ****38.5%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 48.9% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 362 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (22%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 798 (33%) · **■** Marginal 701 (29%)

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 Arsha

- Arsha5,958 people
- Satra5,857 people
- Palpal5,511 people
- Hesla4,574 people

[All 96 villages in Arsha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirkabad?6,288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirkabad in?Puruliya district (Arsha sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sirkabad?62.2% (Census 2011)