# Harispur Village, Murarai - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - II, Birbhum 

# Harispur

Harispur is a village in Murarai - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,128 people in 1,189 households**, the 11th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 5,128people (2011)
- 1,189households
- 55.8%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harispur

Of every 100 households in Harispur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harispur · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****9%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**25%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**58%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Harispur?

■ Harispur · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**964

Working population ****37.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 50.6% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 120 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 665 (35%) · **■** Household industry 219 (11%) · **■** Other work 430 (23%) · **■** Marginal 474 (25%)

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 Murarai - II

- Makhlispur6,373 people
- Math Basori6,343 people
- Amdol5,976 people
- Bisor5,181 people
- Kamarkhul4,598 people
- Amudda4,200 people
- Kutubpur4,108 people
- Danghara4,070 people

[All 71 villages in Murarai - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harispur?5,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harispur in?Birbhum district (Murarai - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harispur?55.8% (Census 2011)