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Harochak Population - Maldah, West Bengal

Harochak is a large village located in Kaliachak - I Block of Maldah district, West Bengal with total 903 families residing. The Harochak village has population of 4712 of which 2370 are males while 2342 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Harochak village population of children with age 0-6 is 879 which makes up 18.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Harochak village is 988 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Harochak as per census is 966, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Harochak village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Harochak village was 54.00 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Harochak Male literacy stands at 57.57 % while female literacy rate was 50.42 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Harochak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Harochak village.

Harochak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 903 - -
Population 4,712 2,370 2,342
Child (0-6) 879 447 432
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 54.00 % 57.57 % 50.42 %
Total Workers 2,172 1,207 965
Main Worker 1,536 - -
Marginal Worker 636 253 383

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Harochak village of Maldah district.

Work Profile

In Harochak village out of total population, 2172 were engaged in work activities. 70.72 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.28 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2172 workers engaged in Main Work, 269 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 253 were Agricultural labourer.