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About Pahari Village

Pahari is a large village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,196, made up of 1,173 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Pincode 802224
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 2,196
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahari compares

By the 2011 count Pahari is the 17th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Pahari

Pahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pahari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahari from other places

Pahari lies about 24 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 29 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 Pahari
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 24 km
District headquarters Rohtas 24 km
Nearest railway station Kosiara 29 km
Nearest town Husainābād 35 km

Villages closest to Pahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahari village had a population of 2,196. That makes it the 17th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Pahari village has 1,173 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahari has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Pahari is 802224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahari covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahari falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pahari is Kosiara, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pahari.

Pahari is about 24 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahari is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Kargahar is about 24 km away. Rohtas is about 24 km away. Kosiara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basudhara (under 2 km), Bhokhari (under 2 km) and Chakardharpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pahari today is likely to be higher.

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