# Paharpur Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 81 households**, the 125th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 341people (2011)
- 81households
- 83.7%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**58%

Tap water ****11%**

**9%

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

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****14%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**29%

Own their home ****88%**

**96%

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 · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**972

Working population ****36.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 84.0% for women. 68% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (45%) · **■** Other work 13 (10%)

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 Bansihari

- Dahuakuri366 people
- Samaspur366 people
- Kandarpur356 people
- Raghabnagar342 people
- Sardarpur328 people
- Uttar Srirampur312 people
- Rajapur305 people
- Mahabari297 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?83.7% (Census 2011)