# Harishchandrapur Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Harishchandrapur

Harishchandrapur is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **171 people in 41 households**, the 118th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 171people (2011)
- 41households
- 76.8%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishchandrapur

Of every 100 households in Harishchandrapur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harishchandrapur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**68%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Harishchandrapur?

■ Harishchandrapur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**947

Working population ****40.9%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 70.8% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (73%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%)

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 Illambazar

- Billwamangal Beluri288 people
- Nanasol265 people
- Nankulasiali215 people
- Dhulpur178 people
- Radha Ballabhpur171 people
- Karchadihi164 people
- Balarpur157 people
- Baruipur Mehediganja149 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishchandrapur?171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishchandrapur in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harishchandrapur?76.8% (Census 2011)