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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,024, made up of 1,036 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Nagra
Pincode 841415
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 2,024
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 24th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

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 <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 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 4.1 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 Banni Mahamman Patti 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagra 6.8 km
Nearest town Chāpra 12 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagra 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 2,024. That makes it the 24th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,036 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 841415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur falls under Nagra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

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

Paharpur is in Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Banni Mahamman Patti is about 4.1 km away. Nagra is about 6.8 km away. Chāpra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takia (under 2 km), Tetarpur (under 2 km) and Shahpur (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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