# Harischandrapur Village, Kumarganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Harischandrapur

Harischandrapur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **819 people in 202 households**, the 76th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 819people (2011)
- 202households
- 64.3%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harischandrapur

Of every 100 households in Harischandrapur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harischandrapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Harischandrapur?

■ Harischandrapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**951

Working population ****52.3%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 55.9% for women. 66% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 153 (36%)

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 Kumarganj

- Tazpur835 people
- Safarpur826 people
- Jhikakuri825 people
- Kuraha825 people
- Sahazadpur810 people
- Dewan800 people
- Uttar Rusulpur794 people
- Gholdara793 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harischandrapur?819 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harischandrapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harischandrapur?64.3% (Census 2011)