# Paharpur, Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/jalpaiguri/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **20,341 people in 4,706 households**, the 4th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 20,341people (2011)
- 4,706households
- 70.1%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Jalpaiguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**66%

Tap water ****10%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**60%

Television ****31%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 · ■ Jalpaiguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**959

Working population ****38.9%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 64.0% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 762 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,323 (17%) · **■** Household industry 120 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,215 (53%) · **■** Marginal 1,500 (19%)

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 Jalpaiguri

- Patkata43,360 people
- Berubari41,593 people
- Garalbari28,791 people
- Bahadur18,878 people
- Bhelakoba17,215 people
- Barapatina Nutanbus16,366 people
- Mandalghat16,083 people

[All 28 villages in Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/jalpaiguri/villages/)

## Other places named Paharpur

- Paharpur · Sub-district, Purba Champaran · 183,018 people
- Paharpur · Village, Raghopur, Vaishali · 16,669 people
- Paharpur · Village, Lalgola, Murshidabad · 13,368 people
- Paharpur · Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa · 8,873 people
- Paharpur · Village, Balia, Begusarai · 8,790 people
- Paharpur · Village, Kathalia, West Tripura · 7,053 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?20,341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Jalpaiguri district (Jalpaiguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?70.1% (Census 2011)