# Harish Chak Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Harish Chak

Harish Chak is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,570 people in 2,215 households**, the 3rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 9,570people (2011)
- 2,215households
- 74.9%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harish Chak

Of every 100 households in Harish Chak in 2011, 75 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harish Chak · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

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

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****45%**

**47%

Television ****21%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Harish Chak?

■ Harish Chak · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**950

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 67.6% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 545 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 514 (16%) · **■** Household industry 173 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,262 (38%) · **■** Marginal 790 (24%)

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 Khanakul - II

- Chinra12,924 people
- Sabalsinghapur10,109 people
- Hayatpur7,805 people
- Nandanpur7,778 people
- Jagatpur7,142 people
- Ghoradaha6,707 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harish Chak?9,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harish Chak in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harish Chak?74.9% (Census 2011)