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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 273 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, 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 Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 273
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 114th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within <5 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 Wazirganj 12 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 Wazirganj 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 Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 489. That makes it the 114th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Paharpur village has 273 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur falls under Wazirganj 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 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 Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 6.7 km away. Wazirganj is about 12 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.

The closest recorded villages are Kenar Paharpur (under 2 km), Bajaul (1.7 km) and Birne (1.8 km).

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

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