# Chak Harina Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chak Harina

Chak Harina is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **710 people in 161 households**, the 118th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 710people (2011)
- 161households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Harina

Of every 100 households in Chak Harina in 2011, 48 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chak Harina · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****31%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chak Harina?

■ Chak Harina · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**965

Working population ****44.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.0% for women. 72% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (14%) · **■** Marginal 93 (29%)

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 Balurghat

- Fatepur753 people
- Sirahi753 people
- Chak Bhatshala746 people
- Trikul744 people
- Gobindpur705 people
- Chak Manipur695 people
- Kasilabati694 people
- Akhira681 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Harina?710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Harina in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Harina?77.2% (Census 2011)