# Hariganja Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Hariganja

Hariganja is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,709 people in 617 households**, the 39th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,709people (2011)
- 617households
- 75.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hariganja

Of every 100 households in Hariganja in 2011, 49 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hariganja · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**57%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****19%**

**24%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Hariganja?

■ Hariganja · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**968

Working population ****35.0%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 72.3% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (19%) · **■** Household industry 146 (15%) · **■** Other work 296 (31%) · **■** Marginal 52 (5%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Bazarsau2,936 people
- Ramna Dadpur2,932 people
- Manganpara2,774 people
- Dopukharia2,771 people
- Sompara2,577 people
- Narikelbari2,554 people
- Janpur2,300 people
- Shukur Pukur2,284 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hariganja?2,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hariganja in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hariganja?75.7% (Census 2011)