# Konar Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Konar

Konar is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,919 people in 631 households**, the 21st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 2,919people (2011)
- 631households
- 57.0%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Konar

Of every 100 households in Konar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Konar · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**77%

Tap water ****52%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

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 Konar?

■ Konar · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**954

Working population ****35.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 49.7% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 397 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (25%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 126 (12%) · **■** Marginal 233 (22%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Rashidabad3,250 people
- Lakshmanpur3,058 people
- Kharangapur Jabra2,960 people
- Ramshimul2,933 people
- Niar2,914 people
- Kismatbarol2,859 people
- Isadpur2,744 people
- Bhingol2,720 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Konar?2,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Konar in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Konar?57.0% (Census 2011)