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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Hariharpur

Hariharpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,370 people in 335 households**, the 42nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,370people (2011)
- 335households
- 61.6%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hariharpur

Of every 100 households in Hariharpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hariharpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**41%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Hariharpur?

■ Hariharpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**965

Working population ****34.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 55.1% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 353 (76%)

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

- Bhushila1,449 people
- Ajodhya1,426 people
- Dasul1,397 people
- Kuaran1,381 people
- Atair1,355 people
- Daulla1,339 people
- Rajuha1,338 people
- Manail1,332 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hariharpur?1,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hariharpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hariharpur?61.6% (Census 2011)