# Harishpur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Harishpur

Harishpur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 197 households**, the 65th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 910people (2011)
- 197households
- 67.8%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishpur

Of every 100 households in Harishpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harishpur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**60%

Tap water ****57%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****72%**

**39%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Harishpur?

■ Harishpur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**972

Working population ****40.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (49%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 84 (23%) · **■** Marginal 74 (20%)

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 English Bazar

- Mathurapur1,036 people
- Uttar Gobindapur962 people
- Mahajamapur953 people
- Nazirkhani Arazi943 people
- Nagrai897 people
- Jot Narasinha869 people
- Jot Prithwi841 people
- Barachak807 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishpur?910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishpur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harishpur?67.8% (Census 2011)