# Surahar, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Surahar

Surahar is a village in [Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **731 people in 163 households**, the 71st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 731people (2011)
- 163households
- 54.9%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Surahar

Of every 100 households in Surahar in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Surahar · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**32%

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 Surahar?

■ Surahar · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**973

Working population ****52.3%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 40.5% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (61%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 41 (11%)

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 Harirampur

- Birahar795 people
- Sigram766 people
- Fatepur741 people
- Nendra731 people
- Nagpara729 people
- Bhebrahar723 people
- Dolkura701 people
- Fayezullapur700 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Surahar?731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surahar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Surahar?54.9% (Census 2011)