# Harischandrapur Village, Habibpur, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Habibpur, Maldah 

# Harischandrapur

Harischandrapur is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,977 people in 680 households**, the 6th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 2,977people (2011)
- 680households
- 66.8%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harischandrapur

Of every 100 households in Harischandrapur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harischandrapur · ■ Habibpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**95%

Use banking services ****45%**

**22%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Habibpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**950

Working population ****45.2%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 58.3% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (13%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 181 (13%) · **■** Marginal 702 (52%)

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 Habibpur

- Ganramari5,636 people
- Chakli4,211 people
- Dakshin Chandpur3,982 people
- Dakshin Brindabanbati3,905 people
- Bulbul Chandi2,915 people
- Agra2,868 people
- Rishipur2,844 people
- Jagajjibanpur2,689 people

[All 287 villages in Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harischandrapur?2,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harischandrapur in?Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harischandrapur?66.8% (Census 2011)