About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 296 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Pincode	813101
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	578
Male Population	296
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 5.3 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
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	5.3 km
District headquarters	Banka	17 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	34 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur 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 578. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Paharpur village has 296 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Mandar Hill, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Paharpur is about 17 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Mandar Hill is about 5.3 km away. Banka is about 17 km away. Bānka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.