About Paharkatta Village

Paharkatta is one of the larger villages in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,428, made up of 2,776 males and 2,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharkatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharkatta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	552.13 hectares
Population	5,428
Male Population	2,776
Female Population	2,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharkatta compares

By the 2011 count Paharkatta is the 8th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 552.13 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Paharkatta

Paharkatta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharkatta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Paharkatta from other places

Paharkatta lies about 104 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about 20 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 Paharkatta
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	17 km
Nearest railway station	Banikpur Halt	20 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	20 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	104 km

Villages closest to Paharkatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharkatta village had a population of 5,428. That makes it the 8th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Paharkatta village has 2,776 males and 2,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharkatta has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Paharkatta is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharkatta covers 552.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharkatta falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharkatta is Banikpur Halt, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharkatta.

Paharkatta is about 104 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharkatta is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pothia is about 17 km away. Banikpur Halt is about 20 km away. Naugachhia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.