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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 239 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, 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 Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 99.5 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 239
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 97th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 99.5 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within village. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Madhupur Junction 3.7 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 Madhupur 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 467. That makes it the 97th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Paharpur village has 239 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 99.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Madhupur 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village 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 Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Madhupur is about 3.2 km away. Madhupur Junction is about 3.7 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patwabad (under 2 km), Fatehpur (1.5 km) and Fathepur (1.5 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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