About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,105, made up of 1,083 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares)	205 hectares
Population	2,105
Male Population	1,083
Female Population	1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 6.7 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	Bansinala Halt	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	8.6 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	24 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

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.

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Common questions about Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 2,105. That makes it the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,083 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Paharpur covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Bansinala Halt, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 24 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 Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 6.7 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 8.6 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.