# Pahargara Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Pahargara

Pahargara is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **966 people in 186 households**, the 40th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 966people (2011)
- 186households
- 46.0%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pahargara

Of every 100 households in Pahargara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pahargara · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**62%

Tap water ****17%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**23%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**14%

Use banking services ****47%**

**64%

Television ****44%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**13%

Own their home ****67%**

**86%

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 Pahargara?

■ Pahargara · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1225**

**936

Working population ****34.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 37.3% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (8%) · **■** Other work 116 (35%) · **■** Marginal 150 (45%)

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 Salanpur

- Muchidi1,048 people
- Dhundabad1,002 people
- Parbbatpur989 people
- Manahara972 people
- Damdaha952 people
- Bathanbari941 people
- Mahishmura941 people
- Lohat930 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pahargara?966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pahargara in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pahargara?46.0% (Census 2011)