# Paharpur Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **598 people in 130 households**, the 86th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 598people (2011)
- 130households
- 87.2%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****89%**

**62%

Television ****12%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**963

Working population ****45.2%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 81.7% for women. 65% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (13%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Kalna - II

- Dampara673 people
- Bahara655 people
- Dakshin Krishnapur652 people
- Potanai629 people
- Hijli575 people
- Barasat572 people
- Masidpur512 people
- Rukashpur510 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?87.2% (Census 2011)