# Harischandrapur Village, Bharatpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Harischandrapur

Harischandrapur is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,192 people in 958 households**, the 11th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 4,192people (2011)
- 958households
- 61.6%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harischandrapur

Of every 100 households in Harischandrapur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harischandrapur · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**32%

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

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**67%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Harischandrapur?

■ Harischandrapur · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**971

Working population ****31.1%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 251 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (42%) · **■** Household industry 87 (7%) · **■** Other work 172 (13%) · **■** Marginal 252 (19%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Lohadaha4,531 people
- Alugram4,519 people
- Binodia4,473 people
- Jajan4,318 people
- Bindarpur4,052 people
- Masla3,599 people
- Santoshpur3,497 people
- Karandi3,118 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harischandrapur?4,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harischandrapur in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harischandrapur?61.6% (Census 2011)