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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paharajpur

Paharajpur is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **544 people in 121 households**, the 74th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 544people (2011)
- 121households
- 66.7%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharajpur

Of every 100 households in Paharajpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharajpur · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****78%**

**51%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**973

Working population ****43.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 55.3% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 218 (92%)

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 Sankrail

- Shimulia563 people
- Bikrampur553 people
- Dhansol551 people
- Khamar Mahuli547 people
- Paticia543 people
- Pachakhali542 people
- Tal Pakurya541 people
- Satkuli539 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharajpur?544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharajpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharajpur?66.7% (Census 2011)