About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 317 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Pincode	812006
Area (hectares)	16 hectares
Population	596
Male Population	317
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 73rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 41 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bariarpur, about 3.7 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	Bariarpur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Jamālpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	27 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	41 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 596. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Paharpur village has 317 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 812006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Bariarpur, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 41 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bariarpur is about 3.7 km away. Jamālpur is about 10 km away. Shahkund is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.