# Harochak Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Harochak

Harochak is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,712 people in 903 households**, the 25th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 4,712people (2011)
- 903households
- 54.0%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harochak

Of every 100 households in Harochak in 2011, 49 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harochak · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**36%

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

**62%

Tap water ****5%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**78%

Use banking services ****21%**

**22%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**39%

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 Harochak?

■ Harochak · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

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

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**956

Working population ****46.1%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 269 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (12%) · **■** Household industry 532 (24%) · **■** Other work 482 (22%) · **■** Marginal 636 (29%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Krishnapur4,953 people
- Maksudpur4,874 people
- Jaluabadhal4,787 people
- Chhirampur4,714 people
- Kaliachak4,192 people
- Saiyadpur3,675 people
- Nurnagar3,413 people
- Jotparan3,361 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harochak?4,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harochak in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harochak?54.0% (Census 2011)