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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 404 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sheosagar
Pincode 821111
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 404
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,183
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 79th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 29 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shiu Sagar Road, about 18 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 Shiu Sagar Road 18 km
Nearest town Sasarām 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sheosagar 29 km
District headquarters Rohtas 29 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 882. That makes it the 79th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Paharpur village has 404 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 821111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Shiu Sagar Road, about 18 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 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 29 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Shiu Sagar Road is about 18 km away. Sasarām is about 24 km away. Sheosagar 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 Auraiyan (4.6 km), Pakaria (5.9 km) and Chenari Chhotki (6.0 km).

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

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