# Haripur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Haripur

Haripur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,181 people in 280 households**, the 45th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,181people (2011)
- 280households
- 62.1%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Haripur

Of every 100 households in Haripur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Haripur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**40%

Tap water ****9%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**81%

Use banking services ****71%**

**48%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Haripur?

■ Haripur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**954

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 54.2% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (73%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (7%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Sahazadpur1,324 people
- Paranpur1,312 people
- Belgaria1,230 people
- Betpukur1,188 people
- Malatipur1,122 people
- Chak Rahatpur1,103 people
- Rahatpur1,100 people
- Bhandartikuri1,088 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Haripur?1,181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Haripur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Haripur?62.1% (Census 2011)