# Paharpur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,247 people in 578 households**, the 18th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,247people (2011)
- 578households
- 60.6%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****63%**

**57%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**961

Working population ****44.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 51.6% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 140 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (18%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (7%) · **■** Marginal 594 (59%)

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 Sainthia

- Harpalsa2,403 people
- Mahishdahari2,320 people
- Bhalian2,300 people
- Paschim Naoapara2,288 people
- Hatara2,098 people
- Derpur2,066 people
- Kanturi2,021 people
- Jiui1,942 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?2,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?60.6% (Census 2011)