# Paharpur Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 162 households**, the 48th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 766people (2011)
- 162households
- 56.5%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**67%

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

**37%

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

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**14%

Use banking services ****23%**

**64%

Television ****20%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****612**

**936

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 50.3% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 240 (94%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Salanpur

- Lohat930 people
- Patal908 people
- Kirtanshala811 people
- Chayenpur783 people
- Brindabani761 people
- Dharaspur759 people
- Sinsbera749 people
- Sidhabari745 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?56.5% (Census 2011)