# Paharpur Village, Handia, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Handia, Allahabad 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Handia sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,300 people in 212 households**, the 271st largest of 609 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,300people (2011)
- 212households
- 78.6%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Handia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**73%

Television ****30%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

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 Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Handia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**889

Working population ****46.7%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 63.8% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (10%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 81 (13%) · **■** Marginal 422 (70%)

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 Handia

- Sahila1,321 people
- Khiji Raha1,315 people
- Mahakhara1,314 people
- Chak Puremiyan1,308 people
- Pure Lutae1,299 people
- Vajpur1,298 people
- Sanda Barauna1,291 people
- Mathoe1,289 people

[All 625 villages in Handia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/handia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?1,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Allahabad district (Handia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?78.6% (Census 2011)