# Paharpur Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,794 people in 399 households**, the 39th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,794people (2011)
- 399households
- 71.7%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**78%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**956

Working population ****49.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 73.0% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (45%) · **■** Household industry 102 (12%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 355 (40%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Harugram Inlis2,071 people
- Mallikpara1,954 people
- Marupur1,888 people
- Baranagar1,795 people
- Natibpur1,678 people
- Purba Krishnapur1,666 people
- Uttar Raypur1,415 people
- Innatpur1,334 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?1,794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?71.7% (Census 2011)