# Harishpur Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Harishpur

Harishpur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 52 households**, the 185th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 226people (2011)
- 52households
- 84.6%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishpur

Of every 100 households in Harishpur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harishpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Harishpur?

■ Harishpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**936

Working population ****59.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 84.7% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 105 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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 Gangarampur

- Hiranyabati244 people
- Abidpur232 people
- Bishnupur229 people
- Chak Joykrisnapur229 people
- Haridaspur224 people
- Mahendri209 people
- Shibkrishnapur199 people
- Chakashan178 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishpur?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harishpur?84.6% (Census 2011)