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About Shirshi Village

Shirshi is a mid sized village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 514 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirshi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 87.73 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 514
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirshi compares

By the 2011 count Shirshi is the 22nd largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 87.73 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shirshi

Shirshi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirshi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shankhahar, Shashageria, Shiarkata 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 Shirshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirshi village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Shirshi village has 514 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirshi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shirshi is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirshi covers 87.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirshi falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shirshi.

Shirshi is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Shirshi today is likely to be higher.

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