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About Shirshi Village

Shirshi is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 74 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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 Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 79.15 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 74
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirshi compares

By the 2011 count Shirshi is the 161st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 79.15 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Shirshi

Shirshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirshi as Available within <5 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 Sankuchia Chhotakuchia, Sardiha, Shankrari and Shibanandapur. 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 133. That makes it the 161st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Shirshi village has 74 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirshi has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Shirshi is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirshi covers 79.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirshi falls under Gopiballavpur II 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shirshi.

Shirshi is in Gopiballavpur 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 Shirshi today is likely to be higher.

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