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Paharpur Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Paharpur is a medium size village located in Hura Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 152 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 740 of which 377 are males while 363 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 60 which makes up 8.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 963 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 1000, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Paharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 71.03 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 85.30 % while female literacy rate was 56.16 %.

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 152 - -
Population 740 377 363
Child (0-6) 60 30 30
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 601 303 298
Literacy 71.03 % 85.30 % 56.16 %
Total Workers 399 208 191
Main Worker 10 - -
Marginal Worker 389 204 185

Caste Factor

In Paharpur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 81.22 % of total population in Paharpur village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Paharpur village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Paharpur village out of total population, 399 were engaged in work activities. 2.51 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.49 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 399 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.