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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Barahiya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 786 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Barahiya
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 786
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Paharpur

The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 from other places

Paharpur lies about 144 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 31 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 town Arwal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahiya 18 km
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt 31 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 144 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barahiya 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 1,507. That makes it the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents.

Paharpur village has 786 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Paharpur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Wanabar Halt, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 144 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Arwal is about 16 km away. Barahiya is about 18 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahram Chak (2.8 km), Kalianpur (6.8 km) and Jakhaur (8.8 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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