About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,724, made up of 2,475 males and 2,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	364 hectares
Population	4,724
Male Population	2,475
Female Population	2,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur 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 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 78 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rukhai Halt, about 7.5 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 Paharpur
Nearest railway station	Rukhai Halt	7.5 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	24 km
District headquarters	Gaya	78 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 4,724. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Paharpur village has 2,475 males and 2,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Rukhai Halt, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 78 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Rukhai Halt is about 7.5 km away. Hilsa is about 15 km away. Fatehpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.