# Paharpur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,202 people in 155 households**, the 214th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,202people (2011)
- 155households
- 65.3%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**924

Working population ****22.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 47.9% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (15%) · **■** Marginal 14 (5%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Nauwadadi1,240 people
- Govindas Pur1,239 people
- Agahuwa1,229 people
- Gahni1,222 people
- Gopalpur1,200 people
- Jamalpur1,197 people
- Pura Madhu1,193 people
- Meerapur Ta Madhupur1,182 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?1,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?65.3% (Census 2011)