# Paharpur Village, Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,316 people in 268 households**, the 37th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 1,316people (2011)
- 268households
- 89.1%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**30%

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 Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**932

Working population ****37.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 83.9% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 253 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 79 (16%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Chandpur1,392 people
- Gopalsingpur1,346 people
- Tapinda1,346 people
- Pal Para Bheri1,327 people
- Ambi1,306 people
- Kalma Ghat1,290 people
- Sanya1,279 people
- Dhokra Banka1,272 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?1,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?89.1% (Census 2011)