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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 280 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Domchanch
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 280
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 49th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 7.1 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 6.0 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 Maheshpur 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Domchanch 7.1 km
Nearest town Kodarma 17 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Domchanch 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 536. That makes it the 49th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Paharpur village has 280 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Maheshpur, about 6.0 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 village for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 7.1 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Maheshpur is about 6.0 km away. Domchanch is about 7.1 km away. Kodarma is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharkhar (under 2 km), Bandpok (under 2 km) and Nawada (1.7 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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