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Paharpur Population - Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Paharpur is a medium size village located in Boram Block of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 285 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 1387 of which 708 are males while 679 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 221 which makes up 15.93 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 959 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 1028, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Paharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 54.89 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 70.12 % while female literacy rate was 38.80 %.

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 285 - -
Population 1,387 708 679
Child (0-6) 221 109 112
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 868 441 427
Literacy 54.89 % 70.12 % 38.80 %
Total Workers 562 359 203
Main Worker 215 - -
Marginal Worker 347 168 179

Caste Factor

In Paharpur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 62.58 % of total population in Paharpur village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Paharpur village of Purbi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Paharpur village out of total population, 562 were engaged in work activities. 38.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 562 workers engaged in Main Work, 172 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.