About Paphara Village

Paphara is a mid sized village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 525 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paphara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paphara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Markacho
Pincode	825318
Area (hectares)	228 hectares
Population	1,009
Male Population	525
Female Population	484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
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 Paphara compares

By the 2011 count Paphara is the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1028.

Getting to Paphara

Paphara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paphara 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 Paphara from other places

Paphara lies about 31 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 7.4 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 Paphara
Tehsil headquarters	Markacho	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	7.4 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	20 km
District headquarters	Kodarma	31 km

Villages closest to Paphara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paphara village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Paphara village has 525 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paphara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Paphara is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paphara covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paphara falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paphara is Nawadih, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance for Paphara.

Paphara is about 31 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paphara is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Markacho is about 2.5 km away. Nawadih is about 7.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.