Paharpur Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Paharpur is a village situated in Chanchal - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 879 families residing in the village Paharpur. The total population of Paharpur is 3,606 out of which 1,852 are males and 1,754 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paharpur village is 448 which is 12% of the total population. There are 226 male children and 222 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paharpur is 982 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Paharpur village.

Population
3,606
Families
879
Literacy
67%
Sex Ratio
947

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paharpur is 67%. Thus Paharpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 73.49% and the female literacy rate is 60.12% in Paharpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Paharpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Paharpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Paharpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 448 226 222
Literacy 67% 73.49% 60.12%
Scheduled Caste 2,393 1,233 1,160
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,490 657 833

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 66.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Paharpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Paharpur village out of total population, 1,116 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,116 workers engaged in Main Work, 245 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 219 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 974 878 96
Cultivators 245 232 13
Agriculture Labourer 219 194 25
Household Industries 41 36 5
Other Workers 469 416 53
Marginal Workers 142 100 42
Non Working 2,490 874 1,616

Nearby Villages to Paharpur,

Below are the list of villages near Paharpur village in Chanchal - I.

Village Population
Rajapur 1,651
Bamua 1,449
Kaligram 8,897
Jakarpur 165
Bagchara 755
Matipur 683
Domabir 451
Birasthali 3,206
Dakshin Basantapur 736
Sanjib 1,847

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