# Harisara Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Harisara

Harisara is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 142 households**, the 80th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 531people (2011)
- 142households
- 65.2%literacy
- 1,066females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harisara

Of every 100 households in Harisara in 2011, 16 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harisara · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**23%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Harisara?

■ Harisara · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**963

Working population ****44.6%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 55.2% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (83%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 14 (6%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Chhota Bataspur581 people
- Mathbahara559 people
- Sultanpur548 people
- Dheka539 people
- Pukhurpara526 people
- Itahata523 people
- Maryatpur507 people
- Malancha504 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harisara?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harisara in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harisara?65.2% (Census 2011)