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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,433, made up of 721 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 1,433
Male Population 721
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 the 56th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

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 30 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Parmanandpur Junction, about 4.4 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 Parmanandpur Junction 4.4 km
Nearest town Sonepur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 18 km
District headquarters Vaishali 30 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 1,433. That makes it the 56th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Paharpur village has 721 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

Paharpur covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Parmanandpur Junction, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 30 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Parmanandpur Junction is about 4.4 km away. Sonepur is about 7.8 km away. Lalganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salahpur (under 2 km), Rasulpur Urf Rasulnagar (3.9 km) and Asadnagar Batraul (5.6 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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