Village · Kashipur, Puruliya
# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 837 people in 171 households, the 79th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.
- 837 people (2011)
- 171 households
- 59.6% literacy
- 1,067 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Kashipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 30%
- Toilet within the home 4% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 91%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84%
- Use banking services 16% 50%
- Television 1% 16%
- Mobile phone 18% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 21%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Kashipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.6% 69.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1038 937
- Working population 53.8% 43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 46.0% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 41 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 369 (82%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kashipur
- Rangamati 895 people
- Kalyathol 861 people
- Susunidi 838 people
- Duliabar 837 people
- Painja 830 people
- Dhopahari 817 people
- Jiara 817 people
- Kalyajhor 813 people

All 209 villages in Kashipur

## Other places named Paharpur
- Paharpur · Sub-district, Purba Champaran · 183,018 people
- Paharpur · Village, Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri · 20,341 people
- Paharpur · Village, Raghopur, Vaishali · 16,669 people
- Paharpur · Village, Lalgola, Murshidabad · 13,368 people
- Paharpur · Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa · 8,873 people
- Paharpur · Village, Balia, Begusarai · 8,790 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Paharpur? 837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in? Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur? 59.6% (Census 2011)

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