# Harishpur Village, Suri - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Suri - II, Birbhum 

# Harishpur

Harishpur is a village in Suri - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **612 people in 136 households**, the 57th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 612people (2011)
- 136households
- 68.6%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishpur

Of every 100 households in Harishpur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harishpur · ■ Suri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**45%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****98%**

**69%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Harishpur?

■ Harishpur · ■ Suri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**948

Working population ****34.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 62.2% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 167 (78%)

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 Suri - II

- Ananntapur677 people
- Palashi651 people
- Chatra636 people
- Ushgram613 people
- Kendua577 people
- Goalgram563 people
- Muradpur556 people
- Akhermath543 people

[All 95 villages in Suri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishpur?612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishpur in?Birbhum district (Suri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harishpur?68.6% (Census 2011)