About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Patarghat tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,205, made up of 1,705 males and 1,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Patarghat
Area (hectares)	402 hectares
Population	3,205
Male Population	1,705
Female Population	1,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
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 11th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

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 27 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Budhma Station, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters	Patarghat	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Budhma Station	13 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	15 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	27 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patarghat 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 3,205. That makes it the 11th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,705 males and 1,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Paharpur covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Budhma Station, about 13 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 27 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district. Patarghat is about 6.4 km away. Budhma Station is about 13 km away. Bihārīganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.