Sirsha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sirsha is a Census Town city situated in Faridpur Durgapur block of Barddhaman district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,054 families residing in the Sirsha city. The total population of Sirsha is 4,600 out of which 2,436 are males and 2,164 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sirsha is 888.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sirsha city is 390 which is 8% of the total population. There are 189 male children and 201 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sirsha is 1,063 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (888).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sirsha is 80.6%. Thus Sirsha has a higher literacy rate compared to 76.2% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 88.61% and the female literacy rate is 71.47% in Sirsha.

Population
4,600
Literacy
80.6%
Sex Ratio
888

Sirsha Census Town has total administration over 1,054 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sirsha Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sirsha Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 390 189 201
Literacy 80.6% 81.7% 64.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,194 627 567
Scheduled Tribe 152 74 78
Illiterate 1,206 445 761

Caste-wise Population - Sirsha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Sirsha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,194 627 567
Schedule Tribe 152 74 78

Religion-wise Population - Sirsha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sirsha is 4,390 which is 95.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sirsha is 195 which is 4.24% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sirsha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,390 (95.43%) 2,313 2,077
Muslim 195 (4.24%) 117 78
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.07%) 2 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.26%) 4 8

Literacy Rate - Sirsha

The total literacy rate of Sirsha was 80.62% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 3,394 literates, males were 1,991 while females were 1,403. Also the male literacy rate was 88.61% and the female literacy rate was 71.47% in Sirsha.

  Sirsha West Bengal
Female 71.47% 70.54%
Male 88.61% 81.69%
Total 80.62% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Sirsha

The Sex Ratio of Sirsha is 888. Thus per every 1000 men there were 888 females in Sirsha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,063 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 888 ) of Sirsha.


Child Population - Sirsha

According to Census 2011, there were 390 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sirsha. Out of which 189 were male while 201 were female.


Working Population - Sirsha

In Sirsha Census Town out of total population, 1,357 were engaged in work activities. 73.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,357 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,000 911 89
Cultivators 14 14 0
Agriculture Labourer 37 32 5
Household Industries 21 18 3
Other Workers 928 847 81
Marginal Workers 357 271 86
Non Working 3,243 1,254 1,989

Sirsha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sirsha is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,600 73.8% 888

Map of Sirsha, Barddhaman, West Bengal


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