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Paharpur Population - Siwan, Bihar

Paharpur is a large village located in Barharia Block of Siwan district, Bihar with total 493 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 2850 of which 1465 are males while 1385 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 567 which makes up 19.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 945 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 996, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Paharpur village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 66.05 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 75.28 % while female literacy rate was 56.17 %.

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 493 - -
Population 2,850 1,465 1,385
Child (0-6) 567 284 283
Schedule Caste 542 289 253
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 66.05 % 75.28 % 56.17 %
Total Workers 936 700 236
Main Worker 351 - -
Marginal Worker 585 406 179

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.02 % of total population in Paharpur village. The village Paharpur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Paharpur village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 37.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 159 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.