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About Paghari Village

Paghari is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,163, made up of 2,125 males and 2,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paghari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 4,163
Male Population 2,125
Female Population 2,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paghari compares

By the 2011 count Paghari is the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 15 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 923.

Getting to Paghari

Paghari 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 Paghari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paghari from other places

Paghari lies about 48 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 5.5 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 Paghari
Nearest railway station Harnagar 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Biraul 6.6 km
Nearest town Benipur 22 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 48 km

Villages closest to Paghari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biraul 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.

Common questions about Paghari

As per the Census of India 2011, Paghari village had a population of 4,163. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Paghari village has 2,125 males and 2,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paghari has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Paghari is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paghari covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paghari falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paghari is Harnagar, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paghari.

Paghari is about 48 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paghari is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Harnagar is about 5.5 km away. Biraul is about 6.6 km away. Benipur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpur (2.4 km), Gayri (3.8 km) and Uchti (4.1 km).

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

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