# Harispur Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Harispur

Harispur is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 140 households**, the 75th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 752people (2011)
- 140households
- 45.4%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harispur

Of every 100 households in Harispur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harispur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**28%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

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

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Harispur?

■ Harispur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**962

Working population ****25.4%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 38.1% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (87%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** 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 Bhangar - I

- Dakshin Kathalia942 people
- Chandipur910 people
- Gokulpur852 people
- Bagbari754 people
- Dharmatala671 people
- Dakshin Gazipur664 people
- Mahes Pukuria625 people
- Pita Simulia580 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harispur?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harispur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Harispur?45.4% (Census 2011)