# Harekrishnapur Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Harekrishnapur

Harekrishnapur is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,991 people in 626 households**, the 10th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 2,991people (2011)
- 626households
- 84.7%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harekrishnapur

Of every 100 households in Harekrishnapur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harekrishnapur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**60%

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

**38%

Tap water ****52%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**25%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****81%**

**59%

Television ****50%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Harekrishnapur?

■ Harekrishnapur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101**

**972

Working population ****30.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.6% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 372 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (7%) · **■** Household industry 73 (8%) · **■** Other work 321 (35%) · **■** Marginal 75 (8%)

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 Daspur - I

- Mamudpur3,624 people
- Supapursuri3,289 people
- Kalmijor3,288 people
- Basubebpur3,160 people
- Suratpur2,763 people
- Shyam Sundarpur2,695 people
- Surjanagar2,567 people
- Ranapur2,502 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harekrishnapur?2,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harekrishnapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harekrishnapur?84.7% (Census 2011)