# Khosalpur Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Khosalpur

Khosalpur is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,744 people in 411 households**, the 38th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,744people (2011)
- 411households
- 67.7%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khosalpur

Of every 100 households in Khosalpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khosalpur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**38%

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

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**68%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**30%

Television ****22%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khosalpur?

■ Khosalpur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**992

Working population ****31.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 67.8% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (51%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 64 (12%)

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

- Sarbangapur1,932 people
- Jitarpur1,929 people
- Fatepur Gobindapur1,905 people
- Mamlatpur1,841 people
- Ramkrishnapur1,652 people
- Bhandardaha1,518 people
- Bainpur1,516 people
- Jamalpur1,493 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khosalpur?1,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khosalpur in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khosalpur?67.7% (Census 2011)