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About Pahargara Village

Pahargara is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 489 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahargara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahargara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 256.71 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 489
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahargara compares

By the 2011 count Pahargara is the 15th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 256.71 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Pahargara

Pahargara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pahargara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahargara from other places

Pahargara lies about 119 km from Jamtara. 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 Pahargara
Nearest town Godda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 23 km
District headquarters Jamtara 119 km

Villages closest to Pahargara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 Pahargara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahargara village had a population of 969. That makes it the 15th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Pahargara village has 489 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahargara has about 982 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Pahargara is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahargara covers 256.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahargara falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Pahargara notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Pahargara.

Pahargara is about 119 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahargara is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Godda is about 15 km away. Fatehpur is about 23 km away. Jamtara is about 119 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (6.9 km), Nilkanthapur (11 km) and Parasi (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pahargara today is likely to be higher.

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