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About Shirsa Village

Shirsa is a mid sized village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 275 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 90.75 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 275
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
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 Shirsa compares

By the 2011 count Shirsa is the 93rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 90.75 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Shirsa

Shirsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirsa 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 Shalband, Shankhabhanga, Shirishbani and Shirishdanga. 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 Shirsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsa village had a population of 559. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Shirsa village has 275 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsa has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Shirsa is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirsa covers 90.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirsa falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shirsa 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 Shirsa.

Shirsa is in Garbeta II 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 Shirsa today is likely to be higher.

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