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About Pahri Village

Pahri is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 485 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Pahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 485
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahri compares

By the 2011 count Pahri is the 46th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pahri

Pahri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pahri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahri from other places

Pahri lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 6.1 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 Pahri
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 6.7 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 12 km
District headquarters Gaya 18 km

Villages closest to Pahri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Pahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahri village had a population of 977. That makes it the 46th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Pahri village has 485 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahri has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Pahri covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pahri falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pahri is Tankuppa, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pahri.

Pahri is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahri is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 6.1 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 6.7 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burh Gijoi (under 2 km), Barman (under 2 km) and Panti (under 2 km).

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

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