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

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 86 households**, the 222nd largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 310people (2011)
- 86households
- 62.5%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****14%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**954

Working population ****54.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 56.8% for women. 65% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 81 (48%)

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 Tapan

- Sundarpur338 people
- Fatullapur337 people
- Naighati320 people
- Ahera317 people
- Dhundipara304 people
- Kharikadanga304 people
- Kaikuri301 people
- Kharpa288 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?62.5% (Census 2011)