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About Pariharpur Village

Pariharpur is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 316 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pariharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pariharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 814148
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 316
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
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 Pariharpur compares

By the 2011 count Pariharpur is the 48th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Pariharpur

Pariharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pariharpur 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 Pariharpur from other places

Pariharpur 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 Pariharpur
Nearest railway station Harinsing 17 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranishwar 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Pariharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranishwar 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 Pariharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pariharpur village had a population of 579. That makes it the 48th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Pariharpur village has 316 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pariharpur has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Pariharpur is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pariharpur covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pariharpur falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pariharpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pariharpur.

Pariharpur 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Charkapathar (2.8 km) and Amdiha Chak (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pariharpur today is likely to be higher.

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