About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,733, made up of 889 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Dharhara
Area (hectares)	31 hectares
Population	1,733
Male Population	889
Female Population	844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 23rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. 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 Munger, 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
Nearest railway station	Abhaipur	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharhara	12 km
Nearest town	Ballia	16 km
District headquarters	Munger	22 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharhara 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 1,733. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Paharpur village has 889 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Paharpur covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger 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 village.

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 Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Abhaipur is about 8.0 km away. Dharhara is about 12 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.