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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 192 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 170.07 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 192
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 73rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 170.07 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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 <5 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 33 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 18 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 Hiranpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 18 km
Nearest town Farakka 31 km
District headquarters Pakur 33 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 359. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Paharpur village has 192 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 170.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Barharwa Junction, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 33 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 18 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 18 km away. Farakka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamnipahar (10 km), Patrapara (10 km) and Golpahari (11 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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