# Harigaon Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Harigaon

Harigaon is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 247 households**, the 68th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 247households
- 80.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harigaon

Of every 100 households in Harigaon in 2011, 38 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Harigaon · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Harigaon?

■ Harigaon · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**965

Working population ****58.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 74.0% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 326 (53%)

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

- Jantigram1,076 people
- Idrakpur1,067 people
- Jagannathbati1,063 people
- Bhatra1,055 people
- Dumair1,039 people
- Salgoan1,039 people
- Majhigram1,031 people
- Chak Andharu1,025 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harigaon?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harigaon in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harigaon?80.9% (Census 2011)