# Harishpur Village, Ausgram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Harishpur

Harishpur is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 98 households**, the 91st largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 331people (2011)
- 98households
- 67.1%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishpur

Of every 100 households in Harishpur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harishpur · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**43%

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

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**82%

Use banking services ****99%**

**71%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Harishpur?

■ Harishpur · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**989

Working population ****52.6%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 58.9% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (20%) · **■** Marginal 68 (39%)

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 Ausgram - II

- Sonaiaima Purba537 people
- Purucha460 people
- Dombandi420 people
- Arjuri358 people
- Balarambati314 people
- Bilaspur304 people
- Chak Tilang201 people
- Jalalpur156 people

[All 106 villages in Ausgram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishpur?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishpur in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harishpur?67.1% (Census 2011)