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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Morwa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 670 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Morwa
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 670
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 23 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Shahpur Patori, about 8.6 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 Shahpur Patori 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Morwa 13 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 19 km
District headquarters Samastipur 23 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Morwa 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 1,259. That makes it the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents.

Paharpur village has 670 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Paharpur covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur falls under Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Shahpur Patori, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 23 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district. Shahpur Patori is about 8.6 km away. Morwa is about 13 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazidpur Karnai (under 2 km), Lodipur Naraen (under 2 km) and Indar Wara (under 2 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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