# Paharpur Village, Hura, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Hura, Puruliya 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Hura sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 152 households**, the 69th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 740people (2011)
- 152households
- 71.0%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Hura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**75%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Hura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****53.9%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 56.2% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 389 (97%)

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 Hura

- Sarchakalta809 people
- Raisa766 people
- Kharipara Alias Rangadi761 people
- Gurda741 people
- Phuphundi722 people
- Rampur709 people
- Dhagra700 people
- Layekdi689 people

[All 116 villages in Hura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/hura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Puruliya district (Hura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?71.0% (Census 2011)