About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 447 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Topchanchi
Pincode	828402
Area (hectares)	238.5 hectares
Population	874
Male Population	447
Female Population	427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 238.5 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 54 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 12 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	Chichaki	12 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Topchanchi	31 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	54 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Topchanchi 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 874. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Paharpur village has 447 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 828402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 238.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Chichaki, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 54 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 Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Chichaki is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 17 km away. Topchanchi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.