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Paharpur Population - Saharsa, Bihar

Paharpur is a large village located in Simri Bakhtiarpur Block of Saharsa district, Bihar with total 1613 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 8873 of which 4745 are males while 4128 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 1753 which makes up 19.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 870 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 873, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Paharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 43.36 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 56.24 % while female literacy rate was 28.54 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Paharpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Paharpur village.

Paharpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,613 - -
Population 8,873 4,745 4,128
Child (0-6) 1,753 936 817
Schedule Caste 1,086 570 516
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 43.36 % 56.24 % 28.54 %
Total Workers 2,440 2,152 288
Main Worker 1,990 - -
Marginal Worker 450 227 223

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.24 % of total population in Paharpur village. The village Paharpur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Paharpur village out of total population, 2440 were engaged in work activities. 81.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2440 workers engaged in Main Work, 1336 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 579 were Agricultural labourer.