# Harischandrapur Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Harischandrapur

Harischandrapur is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 177 households**, the 66th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 847people (2011)
- 177households
- 86.8%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harischandrapur

Of every 100 households in Harischandrapur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harischandrapur · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**63%

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

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**39%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****71%**

**44%

Television ****34%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Harischandrapur?

■ Harischandrapur · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****34.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 80.5% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (27%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Goghat - I

- Lakshmipur915 people
- Kanaipur911 people
- Bhabadighi887 people
- Birampur850 people
- Shancha841 people
- Badla833 people
- Kalagachhia812 people
- Sekati768 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harischandrapur?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harischandrapur in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harischandrapur?86.8% (Census 2011)