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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 80 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, 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 Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 80
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 211th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.0 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 Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 5.1 km
District headquarters Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 150. That makes it the 211th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Paharpur village has 80 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharpur falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.0 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 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 16 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 5.0 km away. Gande is about 5.1 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadi Sirsia (under 2 km), Charghara (under 2 km) and Goradih (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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