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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 481 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Patepur
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 481
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 106th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

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 118 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Singhaul Halt, 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
Nearest railway station Singhaul Halt 11 km
Nearest town Begusarai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Patepur 16 km
District headquarters Vaishali 118 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patepur 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 932. That makes it the 106th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Paharpur village has 481 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Paharpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Singhaul Halt, about 11 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 118 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 Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Singhaul Halt is about 11 km away. Begusarai is about 12 km away. Patepur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aswari (2.1 km), Majhaulia (3.9 km) and Chak Abdul Islam (6.8 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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