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About Shirshi Village

Shirshi is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 326 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721518, 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 Jhargram
Pincode 721518
Area (hectares) 126.45 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 326
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 56th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 126.45 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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 Shalukageria, Shida Danga, Shikar Bhanga and Shimulpal. 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 630. That makes it the 56th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Shirshi village has 326 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirshi has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Shirshi covers 126.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirshi falls under Jhargram 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 Jhargram 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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