# Pariharpur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pariharpur

Pariharpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,283 people in 287 households**, the 124th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,283people (2011)
- 287households
- 69.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pariharpur

Of every 100 households in Pariharpur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pariharpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Pariharpur?

■ Pariharpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**939

Working population ****33.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (7%) · **■** Marginal 173 (40%)

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 Raiganj

- Basudebpur1,317 people
- Katihar1,310 people
- Ekar1,307 people
- Jauniya1,304 people
- Gayas1,281 people
- Makra1,274 people
- Sarai1,269 people
- Barai1,242 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pariharpur?1,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pariharpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pariharpur?69.0% (Census 2011)