# Dakshin Harishpur Village, Amta - I, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Amta - I, Haora 

# Dakshin Harishpur

Dakshin Harishpur is a village in Amta - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,794 people in 757 households**, the 9th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 3,794people (2011)
- 757households
- 74.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Harishpur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Harishpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Harishpur · ■ Amta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**36%

Tap water ****11%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**79%

Use banking services ****13%**

**33%

Television ****30%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dakshin Harishpur?

■ Dakshin Harishpur · ■ Amta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**966

Working population ****34.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 70.7% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (25%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 738 (56%) · **■** Marginal 145 (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 Amta - I

- Sonamui4,155 people
- Madaria4,024 people
- Khosalpur3,922 people
- Barue3,850 people
- Serpur3,666 people
- Ghoshpur3,598 people
- Kurit3,595 people
- Debandi3,524 people

[All 73 villages in Amta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Harishpur?3,794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Harishpur in?Haora district (Amta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Harishpur?74.0% (Census 2011)