About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 290 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, 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	Sundarpahari
Pincode	814156
Area (hectares)	315 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	290
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 31st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

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 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 5 - 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 50 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarpahari	21 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	27 km
Nearest town	Pakur	36 km
District headquarters	Godda	50 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 566. That makes it the 31st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Paharpur village has 290 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharpur falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Harinsing, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 50 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 Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 21 km away. Harinsing is about 27 km away. Pakur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.