About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 1,044 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode	804419
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	1,968
Male Population	1,044
Female Population	924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 16 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 31 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paharpur
Tehsil headquarters	Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur	16 km
District headquarters	Arwal	16 km
Nearest railway station	Wanabar Halt	31 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,044 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Wanabar Halt, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 16 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 16 km away. Arwal is about 16 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.