# Harpur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,054 people in 489 households**, the 41st largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 2,054people (2011)
- 489households
- 79.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harpur

Of every 100 households in Harpur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**48%

Tap water ****3%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**84%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****85%**

**96%

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 Harpur?

■ Harpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**962

Working population ****42.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 71.6% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (20%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 366 (42%) · **■** Marginal 239 (27%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Chandpur2,281 people
- Chelua2,261 people
- Jiara2,228 people
- Chapabere2,193 people
- Lokabati2,035 people
- Nalitajol2,034 people
- Melki Kutubpur2,008 people
- Bagnan1,986 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harpur?2,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?79.1% (Census 2011)