# Hariektala Village, Khoyrasol, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Khoyrasol, Birbhum 

# Hariektala

Hariektala is a village in Khoyrasol sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,362 people in 517 households**, the 17th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 2,362people (2011)
- 517households
- 75.6%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hariektala

Of every 100 households in Hariektala in 2011, 55 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hariektala · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**51%

Use banking services ****69%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hariektala?

■ Hariektala · ■ Khoyrasol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**935

Working population ****34.3%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 65.0% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 254 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (12%) · **■** Marginal 221 (27%)

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 Khoyrasol

- Naxrakanda2,683 people
- Naopara2,658 people
- Sahapur2,597 people
- Nabasan2,498 people
- Pursunda2,297 people
- Kendgara2,110 people
- Bhimgara2,068 people
- Bahadurpur2,000 people

[All 170 villages in Khoyrasol](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/khoyrasol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hariektala?2,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hariektala in?Birbhum district (Khoyrasol sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hariektala?75.6% (Census 2011)