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Sirsha, India

Coordinates: 23°41′06″N 87°18′06″E / 23.684932°N 87.301716°E / 23.684932; 87.301716
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Sirsha
Census Town
Sirsha is located in West Bengal
Sirsha
Sirsha
Location in West Bengal, India
Sirsha is located in India
Sirsha
Sirsha
Sirsha (India)
Coordinates: 23°41′06″N 87°18′06″E / 23.684932°N 87.301716°E / 23.684932; 87.301716
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
Area
 • Total5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,600
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713381 (Nutandanga)
Telephone/ STD code0341
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyAsansol
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPandaveswar
Websitepaschimbardhaman.co.in

Sirsha is a census town in the Faridpur Durgapur CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Damodar River
Ajay River
Madhaipur
R
Madhaipur (R)
Shyamsundarpur
R
Shyamsundarpur, Paschim Bardhaman (R)
Tilaboni
R
Tilaboni (R)
Pandabeswar
R
Pandabeswar (R)
Laudoha
R
Laudoha (R)
Durgapur
MC
Durgapur (MC)
ECL
Sonpur Bazari
Area Office
ECL Sonpur Bazari Area Office (A)
ECL Jhanjhra Area Office
ECL Jhanjhra Area Office (A)
ECL Bankola
Area Office
ECL Bankola Area Office (A)
ECL Pandaveswar Area Office
ECL Pandaveswar Area Office (A)
ECL Kenda
Area Office
ECL Kenda Area Office (A)
Parashkol
CT
Parashkol (CT)
Chak Bankola
CT
Chak Bankola (CT)
Bilpahari
CT
Bilpahari (CT)
Ramnagar
CT
Ramnagar (CT)
Dalurband
CT
Dalurband (CT)
Baidyanathpur
CT
Baidyanathpur (CT)
Mahal
CT
Mahal (CT)
Konardihi
CT
Konardihi (CT)
Nabgram
CT
Nabgram (CT)
Sankarpur
CT
Sankarpur (CT)
Haripur
CT
Haripur (CT)
Chhora
CT
Chhora (CT)
Bahula
CT
Bahula (CT)
Mandarbani
CT
Mandarbani (CT)
Banagram
CT
Banagram (CT)
Sirsha
CT
Nabaghanapur
CT
Nabaghanapur (CT)
Sarpi
CT
Sarpi (CT)
Ichhapur
CT
Ichhapur (CT)
Kendra Khottamdi
CT
Kendra Khottamdi (CT)
Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural administrative centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Sirsha is located at 23°41′06″N 87°18′06″E / 23.684932°N 87.301716°E / 23.684932; 87.301716.

Banagram, Mandarbani, Sirsha, Nabaghanapur, Sarpi and Ichhapur form a series of census towns along the western border of Faridpur-Durgapur CD Block.[1]

Urbanisation

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According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[2]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Sirsha had a total population of 4,600, of which 2,436 (53%) were males and 2,164 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 390. The total number of literate persons in Sirsha was 3,394 (80.62% of the population over 6 years).[3]

*For language details see Faridpur Durgapur#Language and religion

As of 2001 India census,[4] Sirsha had a population of 5,215. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Sirsha has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 55%. In Sirsha, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

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According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Sirsha covered an area of 5.41 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, uncovered well. It had 422 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, other school facilities at Kalipur 3 km away or Laudoha 2 km away. Among the important commodities it produced were paddy, wheat and mustard.[5]

Education

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Sirsha has one primary school.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Faridpur Durgapur CD Block, page 257. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. ^ 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine