# Paharpur Village, Raninagar - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raninagar - I, Murshidabad 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Raninagar - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,450 people in 585 households**, the 24th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 2,450people (2011)
- 585households
- 73.8%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**47%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**38%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**992

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 71.4% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (43%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 139 (17%) · **■** Marginal 193 (24%)

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 Raninagar - I

- Mohanpur2,774 people
- Gopinathpur2,717 people
- Haribhanga Daulatpur2,678 people
- Azmatpur2,492 people
- Chatra2,443 people
- Ramipur2,393 people
- Purandarpur2,155 people
- Sitanagar2,102 people

[All 63 villages in Raninagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?2,450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Murshidabad district (Raninagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?73.8% (Census 2011)