# Paharpur Village, Patrasayer, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Patrasayer, Bankura 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Patrasayer sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 117 households**, the 109th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 542people (2011)
- 117households
- 68.6%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**81%

Use banking services ****14%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**19%

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 · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**946

Working population ****41.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.8% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (38%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 96 (42%)

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 Patrasayer

- Kurchi553 people
- Belgaria544 people
- Sekendar Chak543 people
- Bhairab Pur542 people
- Bagh Mari540 people
- Malbigha537 people
- Telisaer521 people
- Telsanra521 people

[All 160 villages in Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Bankura district (Patrasayer sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?68.6% (Census 2011)