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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 39 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825413
Area (hectares) 148.27 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 39
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 93rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 148.27 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 49 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hirodih, about 3.8 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 Hirodih 3.8 km
Nearest town Kodarma 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 22 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 49 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhi 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 82. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Paharpur village has 39 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 148.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharpur falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Hirodih, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 49 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hirodih is about 3.8 km away. Kodarma is about 12 km away. Barhi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baherabad (3.4 km), Bairisal (4.4 km) and Dhobiapahri (4.9 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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