# Harsura, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Harsura

Harsura is a village in [Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/) 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 **2,241 people in 538 households**, the 20th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 2,241people (2011)
- 538households
- 64.1%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harsura

Of every 100 households in Harsura in 2011, 11 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Harsura · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****15%**

**26%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Harsura?

■ Harsura · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**954

Working population ****38.6%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 55.7% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 338 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (23%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (11%) · **■** Marginal 215 (25%)

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 Tapan

- Nababnagar2,471 people
- Bishnupur2,425 people
- Muktarampur2,402 people
- Jaminishchinta2,246 people
- Patkola2,186 people
- Salsama2,125 people
- Kasba Batair2,067 people
- Kasba2,065 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harsura?2,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harsura in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harsura?64.1% (Census 2011)