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About Shirshita Village

Shirshita is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,804, made up of 939 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirshita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirshita village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 323.36 hectares
Population 1,804
Male Population 939
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirshita compares

By the 2011 count Shirshita is the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 323.36 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shirshita

Shirshita is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirshita as Available within 5 - 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 Sajina, Sehana, Sekampur and Shibpur. 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 Shirshita

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirshita village had a population of 1,804. That makes it the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shirshita village has 939 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirshita has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shirshita is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirshita covers 323.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirshita falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

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

Shirshita is in Suri II 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 Shirshita today is likely to be higher.

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