# Harigechhya Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Harigechhya

Harigechhya is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **637 people in 136 households**, the 90th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 637people (2011)
- 136households
- 93.0%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harigechhya

Of every 100 households in Harigechhya in 2011, 40 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harigechhya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**92%

Use banking services ****2%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

Own their home ****88%**

**94%

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 Harigechhya?

■ Harigechhya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**948

Working population ****62.2%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 90.6% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (14%) · **■** Marginal 185 (47%)

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 - III

- Raghunadanpur651 people
- Aluan649 people
- Maheshdas Bar Baibartta Chak645 people
- Belda638 people
- Dewan Chak614 people
- Uttar Ramchandrapur598 people
- Panchberya597 people
- Rampatra Bar591 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harigechhya?637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harigechhya in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harigechhya?93.0% (Census 2011)