# Harishpur Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Harishpur

Harishpur is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,289 people in 339 households**, the 48th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,289people (2011)
- 339households
- 71.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishpur

Of every 100 households in Harishpur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harishpur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**38%

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

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**68%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**30%

Television ****13%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**22%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Harishpur?

■ Harishpur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**992

Working population ****32.4%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 68.4% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (18%) · **■** Marginal 63 (15%)

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 Hariharpara

- Sundalpur1,420 people
- Khamarbati1,418 people
- Dharampur1,373 people
- Gobindapur1,338 people
- Saharbasa1,252 people
- Kumipur Patharghata1,004 people
- Janarddanpur699 people
- Balarampur462 people

[All 63 villages in Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishpur?1,289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishpur in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harishpur?71.3% (Census 2011)