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About Shirsi Village

Shirsi is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 84 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, 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 Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 43.65 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 84
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirsi compares

By the 2011 count Shirsi is the 192nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 43.65 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shirsi

Shirsi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirsi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shankarachak, Shibanandapur, Shibramchak and Shibrampur. 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 156. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Shirsi village has 84 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shirsi is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirsi covers 43.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shirsi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Shirsi.

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

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