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Paharpur Population - Maldah, West Bengal

Paharpur is a medium size village located in Ratua - II Block of Maldah district, West Bengal with total 139 families residing. The Paharpur village has population of 660 of which 343 are males while 317 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paharpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 82 which makes up 12.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur village is 924 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Paharpur as per census is 1216, 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 60.55 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Paharpur Male literacy stands at 68.30 % while female literacy rate was 51.84 %.

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 139 - -
Population 660 343 317
Child (0-6) 82 37 45
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 60.55 % 68.30 % 51.84 %
Total Workers 281 198 83
Main Worker 178 - -
Marginal Worker 103 38 65

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Paharpur village of Maldah district.

Work Profile

In Paharpur village out of total population, 281 were engaged in work activities. 63.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 281 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 101 were Agricultural labourer.