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About Paharia Village

Paharia is a small village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 242 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Paharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nauhatta
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 242
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharia compares

By the 2011 count Paharia is the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Paharia

Paharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Paharia from other places

Paharia 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 Paharia
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 18 km
District headquarters Rohtas 24 km
Nearest railway station Kosiara 29 km
Nearest town Husainābād 35 km

Villages closest to Paharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharia village had a population of 461. That makes it the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents.

Paharia village has 242 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharia has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Paharia covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharia falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharia 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 village for Paharia.

Paharia 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.

Paharia is in Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district. Nauhatta is about 18 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 Lohara (under 2 km), Saraidanr (5.9 km) and Piparadih (8.4 km).

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

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