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Paharpur Population - Dumka, Jharkhand

Paharpur is a medium size village located in Gopikandar Block of Dumka district, Jharkhand with total 105 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 495 of which 240 are males while 255 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 90 which makes up 18.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 1063 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 800, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Paharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 52.10 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 57.89 % while female literacy rate was 46.98 %.

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 105 - -
Population 495 240 255
Child (0-6) 90 50 40
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 494 240 254
Literacy 52.10 % 57.89 % 46.98 %
Total Workers 257 127 130
Main Worker 114 - -
Marginal Worker 143 26 117

Caste Factor

In Paharpur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.80 % 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, 257 were engaged in work activities. 44.36 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.64 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 257 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.