About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,873, made up of 4,745 males and 4,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 831 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares)	831 hectares
Population	8,873
Male Population	4,745
Female Population	4,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 8th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 831 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

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 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 17 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 2.3 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	Simri Bakhtiyarpur	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	2.7 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	17 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 8,873. That makes it the 8th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Paharpur village has 4,745 males and 4,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Paharpur covers 831 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 17 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 2.3 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 2.7 km away. Saharsa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.