# Hesiadih Village, Barabazar, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabazar, Puruliya 

# Hesiadih

Hesiadih is a village in Barabazar sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 59 households**, the 170th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 298people (2011)
- 59households
- 79.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hesiadih

Of every 100 households in Hesiadih in 2011, 38 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hesiadih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****33%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

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 Hesiadih?

■ Hesiadih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**957

Working population ****59.7%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 72.0% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 54 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 118 (66%)

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 Barabazar

- Dhadikidih317 people
- Kristanagar310 people
- Muradi310 people
- Laubera305 people
- Chhota Mukru290 people
- Deghariadih280 people
- Bhagiari267 people
- Sonadungri266 people

[All 215 villages in Barabazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/barabazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hesiadih?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hesiadih in?Puruliya district (Barabazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hesiadih?79.0% (Census 2011)