# Harki Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Harki

Harki is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 71 households**, the 201st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 314people (2011)
- 71households
- 61.0%literacy
- 1,243females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harki

Of every 100 households in Harki in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harki · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**17%

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 Harki?

■ Harki · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1243**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1350**

**979

Working population ****37.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 104 (88%)

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 Jhargram

- Indrabani320 people
- Madhupur320 people
- Asanbani317 people
- Dogerya316 people
- Sankbandi314 people
- Susuni314 people
- Pakuryapal313 people
- Hudhudi312 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harki?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harki in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harki?61.0% (Census 2011)