# Hirapur Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Hirapur

Hirapur is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,486 people in 1,171 households**, the 16th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 5,486people (2011)
- 1,171households
- 79.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hirapur

Of every 100 households in Hirapur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirapur · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****49%**

**47%

Television ****10%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**29%

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 Hirapur?

■ Hirapur · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**950

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 75.6% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 288 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (21%) · **■** Household industry 180 (8%) · **■** Other work 696 (33%) · **■** Marginal 505 (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

- Balpai5,856 people
- Kaknan5,833 people
- Mostafapur5,670 people
- Marakhana5,526 people
- Dhanyaghari5,482 people
- Ramchandrapur5,299 people
- Bar Nandanpur4,763 people
- Ranjitbati4,208 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hirapur?5,486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirapur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hirapur?79.9% (Census 2011)