About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,980, made up of 1,551 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Paharpur
Pincode	845458
Area (hectares)	243.6 hectares
Population	2,980
Male Population	1,551
Female Population	1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 18th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 243.6 hectares work out to about 12 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 905.

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 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 139 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 3.9 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	Garhani	3.9 km
Nearest town	Arrah	18 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	139 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paharpur 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 2,980. That makes it the 18th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,551 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 845458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 243.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Garhani, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 139 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Garhani is about 3.9 km away. Arrah is about 18 km away. Purba Champaran is about 139 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.