# Haridaspur Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Haridaspur

Haridaspur is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 111 households**, the 119th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 408people (2011)
- 111households
- 84.8%literacy
- 830females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Haridaspur

Of every 100 households in Haridaspur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Haridaspur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**46%

Television ****35%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Haridaspur?

■ Haridaspur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****588**

**932

Working population ****42.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 78.9% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (47%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Purulia472 people
- Danrai449 people
- Madhabasan443 people
- Mirjapur420 people
- Bajitpur371 people
- Sholpeta363 people
- Chakdebi354 people
- Kallubar343 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Haridaspur?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Haridaspur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Haridaspur?84.8% (Census 2011)