# Paharpur Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,450 people in 953 households**, the 4th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 4,450people (2011)
- 953households
- 81.0%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**78%

Tap water ****11%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**65%

Use banking services ****60%**

**60%

Television ****55%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**70.2%

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

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**943

Working population ****35.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 75.4% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (3%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 807 (52%) · **■** Marginal 607 (39%)

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 Barjora

- Maliara7,918 people
- Krishna Nagar5,201 people
- Hatashuria4,505 people
- Saharjora3,862 people
- Pakhanna3,588 people
- Pingrui3,392 people
- Rajprasadpur3,113 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?4,450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?81.0% (Census 2011)