# Hrishi Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Hrishi

Hrishi is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,967 people in 1,227 households**, the 9th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 4,967people (2011)
- 1,227households
- 69.8%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hrishi

Of every 100 households in Hrishi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hrishi · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**24%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****17%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Hrishi?

■ Hrishi · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**970

Working population ****61.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 70% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 344 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,412 (46%) · **■** Household industry 204 (7%) · **■** Other work 208 (7%) · **■** Marginal 886 (29%)

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 - II

- Nimdaha6,873 people
- Parulia6,447 people
- Biswarambha6,169 people
- Ukhra5,001 people
- Uttar Lakshmipur4,697 people
- Patuli4,681 people
- Palaspuli4,642 people
- Chhatni4,415 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hrishi?4,967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hrishi in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hrishi?69.8% (Census 2011)