# Paharajpur Village, Narayangarh – Population & Literacy

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paharajpur

Paharajpur is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 132 households**, the 162nd largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 548people (2011)
- 132households
- 86.8%literacy
- 1,116females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharajpur

Of every 100 households in Paharajpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paharajpur · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****49%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**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 · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**942

Working population ****43.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 82.8% for women. 66% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 28 (12%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 23 (10%)

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 Narayangarh

- Parijatpur566 people
- Chak Makrampur565 people
- Rampura556 people
- Kamargram548 people
- Haribar544 people
- Dhobania541 people
- Kashia541 people
- Bishripat537 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharajpur?548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharajpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharajpur?86.8% (Census 2011)