About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 830 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	1,665
Male Population	830
Female Population	835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 36th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

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 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 63 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 6.0 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	Maheshpur	6.0 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	23 km
District headquarters	Giridih	63 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanwar 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 1,665. That makes it the 36th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Paharpur village has 830 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Maheshpur, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 63 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshpur is about 6.0 km away. Kodarma is about 17 km away. Dhanwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.