Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum
# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832303. The 2011 Census counted 396 people in 79 households, the 89th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 396 people (2011)
- 79 households
- 61.4% literacy
- 832303 PIN code

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Paharpur is 832303. Paharpur falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 832303
- Gram panchayat Kasida
- Community development block Ghatshila
- Census village code 363571

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Paharpur from nearby towns?
- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ) 0 km by road
- Purbi Singhbhum (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Paharpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Paharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kasida
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ghatshila
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Pawra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paharpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 2% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Ghatshila rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 77%
- Toilet within the home 19% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 73%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 88% 56%
- Television 5% 20%
- Mobile phone 27% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 18%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Ghatshila rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 718 983
- Working population 55.1% 43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 51.2% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 17 (8%) · ■ Marginal 201 (92%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ghatshila
- Upardigha 423 people
- Baitalpur 419 people
- Kashiya 414 people
- Shalbani 399 people
- Chhota Dhaidka 384 people
- Ghutiya 384 people
- Luyamariya 365 people
- Susnigariya 362 people

All 157 villages in Ghatshila

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Paharpur? 832303
- How far is Paharpur from Purbi Singhbhum? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur? 396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur? 61.4% (Census 2011)

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