About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 109 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	73 hectares
Population	237
Male Population	109
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,174
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 177th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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 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 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 17 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	Harinsing	17 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	32 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 237. That makes it the 177th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Paharpur village has 109 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Harinsing, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 17 km away. Nalhāti is about 32 km away. Masalia is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.