# Haripur Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Haripur

Haripur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,808 people in 392 households**, the 25th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,808people (2011)
- 392households
- 86.9%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Haripur

Of every 100 households in Haripur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Haripur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**17%

Tap water ****30%**

**12%

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

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****95%**

**60%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****42.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 79.4% for women. 59% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 386 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (10%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 60 (8%) · **■** Marginal 217 (29%)

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 Dantan - II

- Nahanjara2,106 people
- Dhaneswarpur2,000 people
- Kiyari1,843 people
- Keshrambha1,810 people
- Kedar1,748 people
- Betarui1,690 people
- Purunda1,654 people
- Banshi Chak1,639 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Haripur?1,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Haripur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Haripur?86.9% (Census 2011)