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

Paharpur is a village situated in Raninagar - I block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 585 families residing in the village Paharpur. The total population of Paharpur is 2,450 out of which 1,241 are males and 1,209 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paharpur village is 305 which is 12% of the total population. There are 147 male children and 158 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paharpur is 1,075 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Paharpur village.

Population
2,450
Families
585
Literacy
73.85%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paharpur is 73.8%. Thus Paharpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 76.23% and the female literacy rate is 71.36% 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 305 147 158
Literacy 73.85% 76.23% 71.36%
Scheduled Caste 202 103 99
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 866 407 459

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Paharpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Paharpur village out of total population, 817 were engaged in work activities. 76.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 817 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 348 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 624 570 54
Cultivators 122 118 4
Agriculture Labourer 348 336 12
Household Industries 15 8 7
Other Workers 139 108 31
Marginal Workers 193 165 28
Non Working 1,633 506 1,127

Nearby Villages to Paharpur,

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

Village Population
Chandpur 529
Firojpur 412
Raosannagar 660
Sinkaipur 369
Char Hulaspur 522
Azmatpur 2,492
Chatra 2,443
Ichhabpur 491
Maheswarpuri 1,029
Kamalpur 7,692

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