# Harishchandra Pur Village, Lalganj, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Lalganj, Azamgarh 

# Harishchandra Pur

Harishchandra Pur is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,933 people in 279 households**, the 88th largest of 517 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,933people (2011)
- 279households
- 65.0%literacy
- 1,150females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishchandra Pur

Of every 100 households in Harishchandra Pur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harishchandra Pur · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****13%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****93%**

**79%

Television ****38%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Harishchandra Pur?

■ Harishchandra Pur · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**913

Working population ****33.5%**

**28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 482 (74%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lalganj

- Srikantpur1,990 people
- Avani1,982 people
- Ganipur Dagaraha1,979 people
- Bhojpur1,943 people
- Sisredi1,925 people
- Gonahara1,921 people
- Chiutahi1,913 people
- Karsara1,896 people

[All 559 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishchandra Pur?1,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishchandra Pur in?Azamgarh district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harishchandra Pur?65.0% (Census 2011)