# Harekrishnapur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Harekrishnapur

Harekrishnapur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,243 people in 240 households**, the 64th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,243people (2011)
- 240households
- 65.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harekrishnapur

Of every 100 households in Harekrishnapur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harekrishnapur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****14%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**38%

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 Harekrishnapur?

■ Harekrishnapur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**959

Working population ****27.1%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 65.4% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (43%) · **■** Household industry 28 (8%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 90 (27%)

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 Ratua - I

- Darbasini1,352 people
- Sambalpur1,333 people
- Chandi Prasad1,299 people
- Atgama Balarampur1,243 people
- Surjapur1,082 people
- Naokaram1,041 people
- Gopalpur1,019 people
- Paschim Ratanpur988 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harekrishnapur?1,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harekrishnapur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harekrishnapur?65.1% (Census 2011)