# Hiradihi Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Hiradihi

Hiradihi is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **877 people in 205 households**, the 58th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 877people (2011)
- 205households
- 56.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hiradihi

Of every 100 households in Hiradihi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hiradihi · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**66%

Tap water ****18%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**83%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Hiradihi?

■ Hiradihi · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**971

Working population ****43.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 48.4% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (21%) · **■** Marginal 130 (34%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Sola Dahar921 people
- Keshiasol908 people
- Mohanpur906 people
- Shagpara892 people
- Risa875 people
- Gomariyapal863 people
- Sanporapara854 people
- Banktal835 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hiradihi?877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiradihi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hiradihi?56.8% (Census 2011)