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

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Sharanpur

Sharanpur is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,027 people in 483 households**, the 38th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 2,027people (2011)
- 483households
- 40.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sharanpur

Of every 100 households in Sharanpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sharanpur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**44%

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 Sharanpur?

■ Sharanpur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.3%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**957

Working population ****38.3%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.9% for men and 36.4% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (9%) · **■** Marginal 313 (40%)

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

- Bansdol2,465 people
- Bashat Dhanipara2,445 people
- Sayra2,044 people
- Jalalpur2,029 people
- Betahal1,920 people
- Chithalia1,774 people
- Chaksatan1,754 people
- Dahara1,733 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sharanpur?2,027 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sharanpur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sharanpur?40.3% (Census 2011)