# Harishpur Chak Village, Bongaon – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bongaon, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Harishpur Chak

Harishpur Chak is a village in Bongaon sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,637 people in 397 households**, the 91st largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 1,637people (2011)
- 397households
- 76.6%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishpur Chak

Of every 100 households in Harishpur Chak in 2011, 57 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Harishpur Chak · ■ Bongaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**19%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**56%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**38%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Harishpur Chak?

■ Harishpur Chak · ■ Bongaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**962

Working population ****33.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 68.5% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 251 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (37%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%)

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 Bongaon

- Shrimantapur1,684 people
- Mahatpur1,682 people
- Dwarbasini1,668 people
- Shrirampur1,652 people
- Satashi1,637 people
- Shukpukuria1,615 people
- Naoda1,604 people
- Saishpur1,603 people

[All 150 villages in Bongaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/bongaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishpur Chak?1,637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishpur Chak in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Bongaon sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harishpur Chak?76.6% (Census 2011)