# Paharu Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Paharu

Paharu is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 33 households**, the 61st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 177people (2011)
- 33households
- 93.1%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharu

Of every 100 households in Paharu in 2011, 71 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharu · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**75%

Use banking services ****56%**

**57%

Television ****59%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**78%

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 Paharu?

■ Paharu · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.1%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**1016

Working population ****23.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 91.8% for women. 32% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (12%) · **■** Other work 4 (10%) · **■** Marginal 11 (26%)

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 Kurseong

- Champasari Forest280 people
- Baman Dhura Forest274 people
- Goethals274 people
- Chattakpur Forest229 people
- Edenvale Tea Garden164 people
- Sukna Forest151 people
- Shibkhola Forest146 people
- Shalbari Chhat Dwitiya Khanda25 people

[All 72 villages in Kurseong](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharu?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharu in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharu?93.1% (Census 2011)