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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 361 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 456 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 361
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 83rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

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 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 20 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 5.3 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 Mandar Hill 5.3 km
Nearest town Bānka 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 18 km
District headquarters Godda 20 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poreyahat 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 708. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Paharpur village has 361 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharpur falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Mandar Hill, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 20 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Mandar Hill is about 5.3 km away. Bānka is about 17 km away. Poreyahat 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 Dadughutu Paharpur (under 2 km), Ambadiha (under 2 km) and Jambad (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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