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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Harisinghpur

Harisinghpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,541 people in 516 households**, the 28th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,541people (2011)
- 516households
- 83.4%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harisinghpur

Of every 100 households in Harisinghpur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harisinghpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**37%

Television ****46%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Harisinghpur?

■ Harisinghpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**959

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 74.6% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (14%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 582 (62%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%)

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

- Banaharisinghapur2,730 people
- Panna2,725 people
- Chaksadi2,667 people
- Bengral Mungral2,564 people
- Dewanchak2,538 people
- Shrirampur2,475 people
- Harishpur2,349 people
- Saoyai2,320 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harisinghpur?2,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harisinghpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harisinghpur?83.4% (Census 2011)