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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 43 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, 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 Dumri
Pincode 825107
Area (hectares) 35.5 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 43
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 161st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 35.5 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Paharpur

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 <5 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 26 km from Giridih, 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 Dumri 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 26 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 80. That makes it the 161st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Paharpur village has 43 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 35.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih 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 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 26 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 Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 17 km away. Dumri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharpur (under 2 km), Kakuriadih (under 2 km) and Sasarkho (under 2 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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