# Paharpur Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 139 households**, the 47th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 660people (2011)
- 139households
- 60.6%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**31%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****26%**

**22%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**967

Working population ****42.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 51.8% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (36%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (25%) · **■** Marginal 103 (37%)

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 Ratua - II

- Sultanganj922 people
- Kharbari Jhamuria914 people
- Simla854 people
- Purbba Balarampur693 people
- Khutaha539 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?60.6% (Census 2011)