# Harabhanga Village, Raniganj, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raniganj, Barddhaman 

# Harabhanga

Harabhanga is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,907 people in 348 households**, the 8th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,907people (2011)
- 348households
- 64.3%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harabhanga

Of every 100 households in Harabhanga in 2011, 79 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harabhanga · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**63%

Tap water ****67%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**14%

Use banking services ****56%**

**59%

Television ****55%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****88%**

**80%

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 Harabhanga?

■ Harabhanga · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**910

Working population ****27.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 50.7% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 264 (51%) · **■** Marginal 209 (40%)

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 Raniganj

- Saora2,191 people
- Narankuri2,176 people
- Kumardiha2,142 people
- Nimcha2,065 people
- Damalia1,118 people
- Chak Brindabanpur818 people
- Chak Janadhara343 people
- Sonachora11 people

[All 12 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harabhanga?1,907 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harabhanga in?Barddhaman district (Raniganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harabhanga?64.3% (Census 2011)