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Paharpur Population - Dumka, Jharkhand

Paharpur is a medium size village located in Gopikandar Block of Dumka district, Jharkhand with total 84 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 380 of which 205 are males while 175 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 71 which makes up 18.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 854 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 732, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Paharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 42.07 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 54.88 % while female literacy rate was 27.59 %.

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 84 - -
Population 380 205 175
Child (0-6) 71 41 30
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 377 203 174
Literacy 42.07 % 54.88 % 27.59 %
Total Workers 213 106 107
Main Worker 106 - -
Marginal Worker 107 14 93

Caste Factor

In Paharpur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.21 % of total population in Paharpur village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Paharpur village of Dumka.

Work Profile

In Paharpur village out of total population, 213 were engaged in work activities. 49.77 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.23 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 213 workers engaged in Main Work, 51 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.