About Shirshi Village

Shirshi is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 125 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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	Kharagpur II
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	53.01 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	125
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirshi compares

By the 2011 count Shirshi is the 201st largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 53.01 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Shirshi

Shirshi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shirshi as Available within 5 - 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 Satrangi, Shakmandal, Shalika and Shanrashipur. 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.

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Common questions about Shirshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirshi village had a population of 255. That makes it the 201st largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Shirshi village has 125 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirshi has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Shirshi is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirshi covers 53.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirshi falls under Kharagpur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shirshi.

Shirshi is in Kharagpur 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.