Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur
# Harasankar Ranichak

Harasankar Ranichak is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,480 people in 291 households, the 52nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.
- 1,480 people (2011)
- 291 households
- 78.6% literacy
- 922 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harasankar Ranichak

Of every 100 households in Harasankar Ranichak in 2011, 82 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harasankar Ranichak · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 68%
- Toilet within the home 97% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 21%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 89%
- Use banking services 18% 38%
- Television 9% 25%
- Mobile phone 53% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 19% 24%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Harasankar Ranichak?

■ Harasankar Ranichak · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 86.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 955
- Working population 40.0% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 69.5% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 137 (23%) · ■ Household industry 24 (4%) · ■ Other work 124 (21%) · ■ Marginal 298 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sahid Matangini
- Padampur 1,664 people
- Akandi 1,577 people
- Jashomantapur 1,541 people
- Ichha Bari 1,489 people
- Naya Basan 1,473 people
- Sonapetya 1,452 people
- Chandramer 1,445 people
- Barhara Shankar 1,444 people

All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Harasankar Ranichak? 1,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harasankar Ranichak in? Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harasankar Ranichak? 78.6% (Census 2011)

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