# Paharajpur Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paharajpur

Paharajpur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **31 people in 7 households**, the 458th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 31people (2011)
- 7households
- 56.5%literacy
- 1,067females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharajpur

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

■ Paharajpur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**17%

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 Paharajpur?

■ Paharajpur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****45.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 58.3% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 8 (57%) · **■** Marginal 6 (43%)

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 Jhargram

- Gangadharpur35 people
- Dainmari34 people
- Hijalgerya32 people
- Jarasal32 people
- Ektali30 people
- Jangal Khas30 people
- Kalbetal30 people
- Jangalkhas27 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharajpur?31 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharajpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharajpur?56.5% (Census 2011)