# Paharganj Village, Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Paharganj

Paharganj is a village in Dinhata - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **939 people in 203 households**, the 85th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 939people (2011)
- 203households
- 70.3%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharganj

Of every 100 households in Paharganj in 2011, 11 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paharganj · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**88%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****1%**

**49%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paharganj?

■ Paharganj · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**949

Working population ****59.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 65.5% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (19%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 297 (53%)

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 Dinhata - I

- Boradanga989 people
- Singimari973 people
- Rangapani960 people
- Chhota Jhila941 people
- Kamtapur927 people
- Bhalka Putimari925 people
- Ramprasad902 people
- Uttar Baishguri899 people

[All 130 villages in Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharganj?939 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharganj in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharganj?70.3% (Census 2011)