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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 299 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.69 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 66.69 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 299
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 113th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 66.69 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 10 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Rakhitpur, about 1.9 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 Rakhitpur 1.9 km
Nearest town Jharia 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 10 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 10 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 592. That makes it the 113th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Paharpur village has 299 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Paharpur covers 66.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Rakhitpur, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 10 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Rakhitpur is about 1.9 km away. Jharia is about 9.3 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuian Paharpur (under 2 km), Nichitpur (1.8 km) and Alagdiha (5.4 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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