# Harkadanga Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Harkadanga

Harkadanga is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 499 households**, the 38th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,046people (2011)
- 499households
- 64.9%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harkadanga

Of every 100 households in Harkadanga in 2011, 4 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harkadanga · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****25%**

**68%

Television ****3%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Harkadanga?

■ Harkadanga · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**968

Working population ****30.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 63.3% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 127 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (63%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (8%) · **■** Marginal 47 (8%)

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 Manteswar

- Tulla2,232 people
- Karanda2,216 people
- Bigha2,169 people
- Mirgahar2,058 people
- Kalui1,949 people
- Chak Brahmapur1,930 people
- Khandra1,919 people
- Fazalpur1,855 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harkadanga?2,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harkadanga in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harkadanga?64.9% (Census 2011)