# Paharchak Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paharchak

Paharchak is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 91 households**, the 303rd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 383people (2011)
- 91households
- 79.4%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharchak

Of every 100 households in Paharchak in 2011, 93 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharchak · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

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 Paharchak?

■ Paharchak · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1480**

**960

Working population ****38.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 67.7% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (31%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 51 (34%)

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 Keshpur

- Kantha Berya385 people
- Singpur385 people
- Keottala383 people
- Narsingpur383 people
- Sankua382 people
- Bhasa Daha381 people
- Kamar Gerya379 people
- Askanda376 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharchak?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharchak?79.4% (Census 2011)