# Harichak Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Harichak

Harichak is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 49 households**, the 194th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 201people (2011)
- 49households
- 91.1%literacy
- 763females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harichak

Of every 100 households in Harichak in 2011, 23 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harichak · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****15%**

**43%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Harichak?

■ Harichak · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****763**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**956

Working population ****46.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 84.8% for women. 66% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (9%) · **■** Other work 31 (33%) · **■** Marginal 55 (59%)

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 Contai - I

- Hatiberya224 people
- Shikarpur214 people
- Dakshin Darua209 people
- Sharad Pur205 people
- Alipur195 people
- Madhab Pattanayak Bar192 people
- Nunia188 people
- Jangipur187 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harichak?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harichak in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harichak?91.1% (Census 2011)