# Hariharpur Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Hariharpur

Hariharpur is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,696 people in 326 households**, the 43rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,696people (2011)
- 326households
- 45.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hariharpur

Of every 100 households in Hariharpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hariharpur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Hariharpur?

■ Hariharpur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**957

Working population ****50.3%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.2% for men and 41.0% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (40%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 240 (28%) · **■** Marginal 133 (16%)

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 - II

- Betahal1,920 people
- Chithalia1,774 people
- Chaksatan1,754 people
- Dahara1,733 people
- Degun1,665 people
- Basudebpur1,652 people
- Gaushpur1,609 people
- Maharapara1,597 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hariharpur?1,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hariharpur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hariharpur?45.2% (Census 2011)