Paharpur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Paharpur is a village situated in Potashpur - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 268 families residing in the village Paharpur. The total population of Paharpur is 1,316 out of which 683 are males and 633 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paharpur village is 109 which is 8% of the total population. There are 59 male children and 50 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paharpur is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Paharpur village.

Population
1,316
Families
268
Literacy
89.06%
Sex Ratio
927

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paharpur is 89.1%. Thus Paharpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.91% and the female literacy rate is 83.88% 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 109 59 50
Literacy 89.06% 93.91% 83.88%
Scheduled Caste 136 75 61
Scheduled Tribe 5 4 1
Illiterate 241 97 144

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Paharpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Paharpur village out of total population, 496 were engaged in work activities. 84.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 496 workers engaged in Main Work, 253 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 115 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 417 329 88
Cultivators 253 190 63
Agriculture Labourer 115 102 13
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 43 31 12
Marginal Workers 79 61 18
Non Working 820 293 527

Nearby Villages to Paharpur,

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

Village Population
Danrai 449
Naria Naria 478
Kanta Pukuria 696
Bajitpur 371
Gopalpur 4,405
Chakjogi 12
Selmabad 5,266
Chak Sadarja 44
Khidirpur 1,236
Makrampur 2,293

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