About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 388 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Devipur
Pincode	815353
Area (hectares)	273.73 hectares
Population	742
Male Population	388
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 43rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 273.73 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madhupur Junction, about 3.7 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	Madhupur	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Madhupur Junction	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devipur	13 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	24 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devipur 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 742. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Paharpur village has 388 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 273.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Madhupur Junction, about 3.7 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 Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 24 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Madhupur is about 3.2 km away. Madhupur Junction is about 3.7 km away. Devipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.