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Paharpur Population - Maldah, West Bengal

Paharpur is a large village located in Chanchal - I Block of Maldah district, West Bengal with total 879 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 3606 of which 1852 are males while 1754 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 448 which makes up 12.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 947 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 982, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Paharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Paharpur village was 67.00 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 73.49 % while female literacy rate was 60.12 %.

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 879 - -
Population 3,606 1,852 1,754
Child (0-6) 448 226 222
Schedule Caste 2,393 1,233 1,160
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.00 % 73.49 % 60.12 %
Total Workers 1,116 978 138
Main Worker 974 - -
Marginal Worker 142 100 42

Caste Factor

In Paharpur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 66.36 % 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, 1116 were engaged in work activities. 87.28 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.72 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1116 workers engaged in Main Work, 245 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 219 were Agricultural labourer.