# Paharpur Village, Lalgola, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Lalgola, Murshidabad 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Lalgola sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **13,368 people in 2,855 households**, the 5th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 13,368people (2011)
- 2,855households
- 61.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Lalgola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**59%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**25%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Lalgola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**977

Working population ****38.4%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 165 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 658 (13%) · **■** Household industry 754 (15%) · **■** Other work 2,749 (54%) · **■** Marginal 808 (16%)

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 Lalgola

- Lalgola31,698 people
- Krishnapur19,462 people
- Bayra15,259 people
- Maia15,131 people
- Paikpara12,138 people
- Diar Fatepur10,536 people
- Rajarampur10,528 people
- Bajupur Madhupur9,771 people

[All 94 villages in Lalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/lalgola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?13,368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Murshidabad district (Lalgola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?61.7% (Census 2011)