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About Paharpur Chhangur Village

Paharpur Chhangur is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 751 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Chhangur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur Chhangur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841503
Area (hectares) 69.92 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 751
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur Chhangur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur Chhangur is the 76th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 69.92 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Paharpur Chhangur

Paharpur Chhangur 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 Chhangur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur Chhangur from other places

Paharpur Chhangur lies about 16 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, about 1.8 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 Chhangur
Nearest railway station Sipaya 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 16 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 16 km

Villages closest to Paharpur Chhangur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur Chhangur village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 76th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Paharpur Chhangur village has 751 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur Chhangur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur Chhangur is 841503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur Chhangur covers 69.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur Chhangur falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur Chhangur is Sipaya, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur Chhangur.

Paharpur Chhangur is about 16 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur Chhangur is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 1.8 km away. Kuchaikote is about 16 km away. Gopalganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur Deyal (under 2 km), Uchka Ganw (under 2 km) and Karmauni Mohabbat (under 2 km).

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

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