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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Haripur

Haripur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,317 people in 322 households**, the 48th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,317people (2011)
- 322households
- 72.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Haripur

Of every 100 households in Haripur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Haripur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

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

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**65%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**41%

Television ****40%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Haripur?

■ Haripur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**965

Working population ****52.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 215 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (23%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 282 (41%)

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

- Daulla1,339 people
- Rajuha1,338 people
- Manail1,332 people
- Chakram1,320 people
- Gongasagar1,285 people
- Dogachhi1,229 people
- Pirijpur1,207 people
- Kumargram1,196 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Haripur?1,317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Haripur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Haripur?72.4% (Census 2011)