About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Garhani tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,476, made up of 1,285 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Garhani
Pincode	802203
Area (hectares)	203 hectares
Population	2,476
Male Population	1,285
Female Population	1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 13th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

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 5 - 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 34 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 15 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	Kanki	15 km
Nearest town	Arāria	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhani	34 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	34 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhani 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 2,476. That makes it the 13th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,285 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 802203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Kanki, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 34 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kanki is about 15 km away. Arāria is about 24 km away. Garhani is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.