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About Perhap Village

Perhap is one of the larger villages in Sahar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,285, made up of 2,674 males and 2,611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perhap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sahar
Pincode 802208
Area (hectares) 520 hectares
Population 5,285
Male Population 2,674
Female Population 2,611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Perhap compares

By the 2011 count Perhap is the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 520 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Perhap

Perhap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Perhap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Newada, Nima, Ojhaulia and Patarpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Perhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Perhap village had a population of 5,285. That makes it the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Perhap village has 2,674 males and 2,611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perhap has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Perhap is 802208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perhap covers 520 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Perhap falls under Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Perhap notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Perhap.

Perhap is in Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Perhap today is likely to be higher.

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