About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is one of the larger villages in Raghopur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,669, made up of 8,947 males and 7,722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1049 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Raghopur
Pincode	844508
Area (hectares)	1049 hectares
Population	16,669
Male Population	8,947
Female Population	7,722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,427 residents. Its 1049 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 852.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 142 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 5.0 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 town	Nokha	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghopur	11 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	142 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghopur 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.

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Common questions about Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 16,669. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,427 residents.

Paharpur village has 8,947 males and 7,722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 852.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 844508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 1049 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharpur falls under Raghopur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Garhnokha, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 142 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 Raghopur tehsil of Vaishali district. Nokha is about 4.5 km away. Garhnokha is about 5.0 km away. Raghopur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.