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About Paharibir Village

Paharibir is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 333 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.06 hectares hectares.

Paharibir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharibir village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Area (hectares) 203.06 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 333
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharibir compares

By the 2011 count Paharibir is the 76th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 203.06 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Paharibir

Paharibir is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paharibir 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharibir from other places

Paharibir lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Paharibir
Tehsil headquarters Rath 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Paharibir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharibir village had a population of 657. That makes it the 76th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Paharibir village has 333 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharibir has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 874.

Paharibir covers 203.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharibir falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharibir is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paharibir.

Paharibir is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharibir is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Rath is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihar (under 2 km), Gadhar (under 2 km) and Jarakhar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paharibir today is likely to be higher.

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