# Harpalsa Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Harpalsa

Harpalsa is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,403 people in 560 households**, the 14th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,403people (2011)
- 560households
- 66.0%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harpalsa

Of every 100 households in Harpalsa in 2011, 36 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpalsa · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****34%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****15%**

**57%

Television ****3%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Harpalsa?

■ Harpalsa · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**961

Working population ****31.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (25%) · **■** Marginal 233 (31%)

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 Sainthia

- Nanubazar2,554 people
- Bhagabatipur2,512 people
- Deoash2,493 people
- Iswarpur2,449 people
- Mahishdahari2,320 people
- Bhalian2,300 people
- Paschim Naoapara2,288 people
- Paharpur2,247 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harpalsa?2,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpalsa in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harpalsa?66.0% (Census 2011)