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

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Saltora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 36 households**, the 133rd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 181people (2011)
- 36households
- 79.1%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**32%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**66%

Use banking services ****86%**

**45%

Television ****32%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**36%

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 · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**939

Working population ****39.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 64.9% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 49 (69%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 20 (28%)

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 Saltora

- Krishnapur209 people
- Dighit193 people
- Madhabpur187 people
- Bansh Ketia184 people
- Thana Dumar176 people
- Rajpura154 people
- Shirpuranpur146 people
- Swatiwakuri117 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?79.1% (Census 2011)