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About Shirishbani Village

Shirishbani is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 301 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirishbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirishbani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 285 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 301
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirishbani compares

By the 2011 count Shirishbani is the 53rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Shirishbani

Shirishbani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirishbani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirishbani from other places

Shirishbani lies about 15 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chirugoda, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shirishbani
Nearest railway station Chirugoda 14 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 15 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 15 km

Villages closest to Shirishbani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatshila tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shirishbani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirishbani village had a population of 607. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Shirishbani village has 301 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirishbani has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Shirishbani is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirishbani covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirishbani falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shirishbani is Chirugoda, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shirishbani.

Shirishbani is about 15 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirishbani is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chirugoda is about 14 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 15 km away. Ghatshila is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choraigora (1.9 km), Chhota Dhaidka (2.3 km) and Karaduba (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shirishbani today is likely to be higher.

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