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About Pashchim Shirsha Village

Pashchim Shirsha is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 464 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pashchim Shirsha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pashchim Shirsha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 205.63 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 464
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Pashchim Shirsha compares

By the 2011 count Pashchim Shirsha is the 27th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 205.63 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Pashchim Shirsha

Pashchim Shirsha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pashchim 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 Nimra, Nutangram, Padampur and Panikola. 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 Pashchim Shirsha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pashchim Shirsha village had a population of 893. That makes it the 27th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Pashchim Shirsha village has 464 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pashchim Shirsha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Pashchim Shirsha is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pashchim Shirsha covers 205.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pashchim Shirsha falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pashchim 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 Pashchim Shirsha.

Pashchim Shirsha is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Pashchim Shirsha today is likely to be higher.

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