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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Bajpatti tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 234 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.02 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bajpatti
Area (hectares) 31.02 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 234
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents. Its 31.02 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

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 5 - 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 23 km from Sitamarhi. 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 Bajpatti 18 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 23 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 23 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bajpatti 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 447. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents.

Paharpur village has 234 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Paharpur covers 31.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Paharpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 23 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Bajpatti is about 18 km away. Sitamarhi is about 23 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narharpur (under 2 km), Belahia (8.6 km) and Madhurapur (21 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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