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About Shirsi Village

Shirsi is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 149 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721518
Area (hectares) 33.03 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 149
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirsi compares

By the 2011 count Shirsi is the 117th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 33.03 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Shirsi

Shirsi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shirsi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satpati, Shahari, Shalbani and Shalpatra. 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 Shirsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsi village had a population of 289. That makes it the 117th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Shirsi village has 149 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Shirsi is 721518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirsi covers 33.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirsi falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shirsi 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 - 10 km distance for Shirsi.

Shirsi is in Jamboni 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 Shirsi today is likely to be higher.

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