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About Paharpur Kamsila Village

Paharpur Kamsila is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 1,003 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Kamsila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur Kamsila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 2,004
Male Population 1,003
Female Population 1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur Kamsila compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur Kamsila is the 32nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Paharpur Kamsila

Paharpur Kamsila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharpur Kamsila 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur Kamsila from other places

Paharpur Kamsila lies about 48 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about 4.5 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 Kamsila
Nearest railway station Alehpur Halt 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 8.3 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 14 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 48 km

Villages closest to Paharpur Kamsila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur Kamsila village had a population of 2,004. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Paharpur Kamsila village has 1,003 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur Kamsila has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur Kamsila is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur Kamsila covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur Kamsila falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur Kamsila is Alehpur Halt, about 4.5 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 village for Paharpur Kamsila.

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

Paharpur Kamsila is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Alehpur Halt is about 4.5 km away. Baikunthpur is about 8.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usri Paharpur (under 2 km), Usri Mahal Munja (under 2 km) and Munja Usri (under 2 km).

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

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