# Haripur Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Haripur

Haripur is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,039 people in 762 households**, the 29th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 3,039people (2011)
- 762households
- 65.2%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Haripur

Of every 100 households in Haripur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Haripur · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****18%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**27%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**53%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Haripur?

■ Haripur · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**960

Working population ****35.0%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 59.6% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (41%) · **■** Household industry 210 (20%) · **■** Other work 93 (9%) · **■** Marginal 208 (20%)

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 Khargram

- Sabaldaha3,128 people
- Jotseha3,126 people
- Kirttipur3,098 people
- Bele3,040 people
- Bhabani Nagar2,959 people
- Biswanathpur2,952 people
- Khaspur2,928 people
- Mahammadpur2,889 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Haripur?3,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Haripur in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Haripur?65.2% (Census 2011)