Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri
# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,579 people in 604 households, the 55th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 2,579 people (2011)
- 604 households
- 77.8% literacy
- 891 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Maynaguri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 10% 20%
- Toilet within the home 19% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 67%
- Tap water 26% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 76% 68%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 22% 22%
- Television 9% 14%
- Mobile phone 22% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 2%
- None of these assets 36% 31%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Maynaguri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 940
- Working population 40.7% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 68.8% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 336 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 314 (30%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 125 (12%) · ■ Marginal 267 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maynaguri
- Chengmari 2,713 people
- Banglajhar 2,700 people
- Dhaolaguri 2,693 people
- Dakshin Baragila 2,620 people
- Khaer Khal 2,471 people
- Bagjan 2,449 people
- Paitkakhocha 2,382 people
- Balasan 2,300 people

All 85 villages in Maynaguri

## Other places named Paharpur
- Paharpur · Sub-district, Purba Champaran · 183,018 people
- Paharpur · Village, Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri · 20,341 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

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Paharpur? 2,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in? Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur? 77.8% (Census 2011)

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