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

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,032 people in 492 households**, the 24th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,032people (2011)
- 492households
- 84.5%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**80%

Use banking services ****18%**

**39%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**964

Working population ****46.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.4% for women. 66% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 198 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (6%) · **■** Other work 124 (13%) · **■** Marginal 566 (60%)

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 Indus

- Ausnara2,341 people
- Palashi2,191 people
- Kushmuri2,127 people
- Amrul2,093 people
- Mirzapur1,997 people
- Bahalalpur1,923 people
- Haripur1,901 people
- Ratra1,898 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?2,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?84.5% (Census 2011)