# Harsand Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Harsand

Harsand is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,190 people in 184 households**, the 91st largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,190people (2011)
- 184households
- 87.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harsand

Of every 100 households in Harsand in 2011, 27 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Harsand · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**78%

Tap water ****62%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**93%

Use banking services ****76%**

**78%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Harsand?

■ Harsand · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**903

Working population ****31.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 82.8% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (21%) · **■** Marginal 157 (42%)

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 Sikanderpur

- Jamalpur1,285 people
- Balesadi1,262 people
- Khatanga1,229 people
- Bankata1,216 people
- Mishrouli1,186 people
- Mahuwa Par Urf Dakin Ganj1,162 people
- Malada1,122 people
- Tandawa Taa Basti1,113 people

[All 241 villages in Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harsand?1,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harsand in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harsand?87.1% (Census 2011)