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About Shirsha Village

Shirsha is a small village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 204 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirsha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 110.24 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 204
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirsha compares

By the 2011 count Shirsha is the 181st largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 110.24 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Shirsha

Shirsha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirsha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Sayer Bankra, Shalihan, Sheora Ghati and Shima Baid. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shirsha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsha village had a population of 424. That makes it the 181st largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Shirsha village has 204 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsha has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Shirsha is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirsha covers 110.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirsha falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shirsha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shirsha.

Shirsha is in Onda tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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