# Harmala Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Harmala

Harmala is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,535 people in 393 households**, the 63rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,535people (2011)
- 393households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harmala

Of every 100 households in Harmala in 2011, 44 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harmala · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**50%

Tap water ****80%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**86%

Use banking services ****32%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Harmala?

■ Harmala · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****47.0%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (40%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 199 (28%) · **■** Marginal 196 (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 Polba - Dadpur

- Paschim Narayanpara1,572 people
- Uttar Dadpur1,554 people
- Mulgram1,544 people
- Khurigachhi1,541 people
- Bali Kukhari1,515 people
- Barasara1,510 people
- Dakatiar Bheri1,492 people
- Gobindapur1,452 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harmala?1,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harmala in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harmala?76.4% (Census 2011)