# Harishpur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Harishpur

Harishpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,349 people in 492 households**, the 31st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,349people (2011)
- 492households
- 85.4%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harishpur

Of every 100 households in Harishpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harishpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****42%**

**37%

Television ****32%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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?

■ Harishpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**959

Working population ****37.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 77.4% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 353 (40%) · **■** Marginal 407 (46%)

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 Ghatal

- Bengral Mungral2,564 people
- Harisinghpur2,541 people
- Dewanchak2,538 people
- Shrirampur2,475 people
- Saoyai2,320 people
- Khasbar2,298 people
- Mohanpur2,296 people
- Shibpur2,289 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harishpur?2,349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harishpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harishpur?85.4% (Census 2011)