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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Rashidabad

Rashidabad is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,250 people in 795 households**, the 17th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 3,250people (2011)
- 795households
- 54.0%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rashidabad

Of every 100 households in Rashidabad in 2011, 36 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rashidabad · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****28%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rashidabad?

■ Rashidabad · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**954

Working population ****27.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 47.4% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 352 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (6%) · **■** Marginal 186 (21%)

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

- Wari3,661 people
- Chaupaldanga3,639 people
- Bangrua3,398 people
- Pipla Kasimpur3,350 people
- Lakshmanpur3,058 people
- Kharangapur Jabra2,960 people
- Ramshimul2,933 people
- Konar2,919 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rashidabad?3,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rashidabad in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rashidabad?54.0% (Census 2011)