# Hirakala Village, Deshopran, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Deshopran, Purba Medinipur 

# Hirakala

Hirakala is a village in Deshopran sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 42 households**, the 149th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 206people (2011)
- 42households
- 89.2%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hirakala

Of every 100 households in Hirakala in 2011, 73 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hirakala · ■ Deshopran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**9%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****37%**

**35%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hirakala?

■ Hirakala · ■ Deshopran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**949

Working population ****32.5%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 86.6% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (7%) · **■** Other work 24 (36%) · **■** Marginal 17 (25%)

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 Deshopran

- Bhabanipur258 people
- Chak Hajratpur246 people
- Purushottampur222 people
- Bhogpur221 people
- Tiakola199 people
- Perijpur194 people
- Paschim Kadua175 people
- Kalichar144 people

[All 168 villages in Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hirakala?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirakala in?Purba Medinipur district (Deshopran sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hirakala?89.2% (Census 2011)