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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 285 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.83 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 78.83 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 285
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 145th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 78.83 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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 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 <5 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 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 4.1 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 Paharpur
Nearest railway station Barsoi Junction 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 39 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 524. That makes it the 145th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Paharpur village has 285 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Paharpur covers 78.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Barsoi Junction, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi Junction is about 4.1 km away. Azamnagar is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitwarpur (3.0 km), Tiarpara (3.1 km) and Sirmatpur (3.7 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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