# Hariharpur Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Hariharpur

Hariharpur is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,477 people in 962 households**, the 9th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 4,477people (2011)
- 962households
- 68.4%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hariharpur

Of every 100 households in Hariharpur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hariharpur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**25%

Tap water ****29%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**91%

Use banking services ****19%**

**29%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Hariharpur?

■ Hariharpur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**72.1%

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

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**953

Working population ****39.0%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 87 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (13%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,139 (65%) · **■** Marginal 252 (14%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Kodalia5,896 people
- Gotra5,894 people
- Pipha5,760 people
- Merudandi4,730 people
- Debhog4,430 people
- Goknashri Gobindapur4,110 people
- Lakshmankati3,520 people
- Bansjhari Mallikpur3,447 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hariharpur?4,477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hariharpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hariharpur?68.4% (Census 2011)