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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,395, made up of 1,263 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahua
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 2,395
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 39 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bithauli, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Mahua 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Bithauli 11 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 20 km
District headquarters Vaishali 39 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahua 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 2,395. That makes it the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,263 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Paharpur covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Bithauli, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 39 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 Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahua is about 4.3 km away. Bithauli is about 11 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur Otsi (under 2 km), Rasulpur Osti (under 2 km) and Mirza Nagar (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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