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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 360 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 360
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 71st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within village. 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 134 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, 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 Narayanpur 21 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 27 km
Nearest town Godda 30 km
District headquarters Jamtara 134 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanpur 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 692. That makes it the 71st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Paharpur village has 360 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 134 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Narayanpur is about 21 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 27 km away. Godda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talberiya (3.2 km), Ranidih (3.8 km) and Dhwatanr (4.2 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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