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Paharpur Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Paharpur is a medium size village located in Pirtanr Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 92 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 498 of which 264 are males while 234 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 119 which makes up 23.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 886 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 951, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Paharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 23.48 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 36.45 % while female literacy rate was 8.52 %.

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 92 - -
Population 498 264 234
Child (0-6) 119 61 58
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 470 249 221
Literacy 23.48 % 36.45 % 8.52 %
Total Workers 208 104 104
Main Worker 41 - -
Marginal Worker 167 84 83

Caste Factor

In Paharpur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 94.38 % of total population in Paharpur village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Paharpur village of Giridih.

Work Profile

In Paharpur village out of total population, 208 were engaged in work activities. 19.71 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.29 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 208 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.