# Harekrishnapur Village, Sankrail – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Harekrishnapur

Harekrishnapur is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 139 households**, the 46th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 678people (2011)
- 139households
- 81.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harekrishnapur

Of every 100 households in Harekrishnapur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harekrishnapur · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****90%**

**51%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****62.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 45 (11%) · **■** Marginal 318 (75%)

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 Sankrail

- Chhatri704 people
- Palaidanga693 people
- Baburbani692 people
- Gobindapur690 people
- Bidyadharpur675 people
- Kubda675 people
- Barada674 people
- Kadam Dandi674 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harekrishnapur?678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harekrishnapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harekrishnapur?81.2% (Census 2011)