About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 114 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Pincode	854317
Area (hectares)	7.52 hectares
Population	202
Male Population	114
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	772
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 174th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 7.52 hectares work out to about 27 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 921.

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 - 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 62 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 8.3 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	Arariya	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	8.9 km
Nearest town	Arāria	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	62 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 202. That makes it the 174th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Paharpur village has 114 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 7.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Arariya, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 62 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 Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arariya is about 8.3 km away. Kadwa is about 8.9 km away. Arāria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.