About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 988 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	1,822
Male Population	988
Female Population	834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	844
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 35th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 123 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, 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	Panchgachia	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	15 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	17 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	123 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 1,822. That makes it the 35th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Paharpur village has 988 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Paharpur covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Panchgachia, about 15 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 village for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 123 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 Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Panchgachia is about 15 km away. Shahpur is about 15 km away. Bangaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.