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Paharpur Population - Maldah, West Bengal

Paharpur is a medium size village located in Kaliachak - I Block of Maldah district, West Bengal with total 399 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 1794 of which 889 are males while 905 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 311 which makes up 17.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 1018 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 920, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Paharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 71.75 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 70.43 % while female literacy rate was 73.02 %.

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 399 - -
Population 1,794 889 905
Child (0-6) 311 162 149
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.75 % 70.43 % 73.02 %
Total Workers 884 457 427
Main Worker 529 - -
Marginal Worker 355 39 316

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Paharpur village of Maldah district.

Work Profile

In Paharpur village out of total population, 884 were engaged in work activities. 59.84 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.16 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 884 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 396 were Agricultural labourer.