# Harinkol Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Harinkol

Harinkol is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 252 households**, the 53rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,961people (2011)
- 252households
- 53.7%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harinkol

Of every 100 households in Harinkol in 2011, 11 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harinkol · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**73%

Tap water ****59%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Harinkol?

■ Harinkol · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**959

Working population ****45.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 52.8% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (24%) · **■** Household industry 88 (10%) · **■** Other work 34 (4%) · **■** Marginal 294 (33%)

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

- Mahammadpur2,098 people
- Nijgaon Faridpur2,093 people
- Kalutola2,015 people
- Balia Binodpur1,972 people
- Rampur1,953 people
- Mahespur1,833 people
- Ratanpur1,780 people
- Bishnupur Lakshmipur1,684 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harinkol?1,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harinkol in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harinkol?53.7% (Census 2011)