About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,566, made up of 1,343 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Surajgarha
Pincode	811106
Area (hectares)	247.7 hectares
Population	2,566
Male Population	1,343
Female Population	1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 34th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 247.7 hectares work out to about 10 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 887.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 22 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Abhaipur, about 8.0 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
Tehsil headquarters	Surajgarha	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Abhaipur	8.0 km
Nearest town	Ballia	16 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	22 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 2,566. That makes it the 34th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,343 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 811106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 247.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Abhaipur, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 22 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 Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about 6.3 km away. Abhaipur is about 8.0 km away. Ballia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.