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About Pahari Village

Pahari is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 475 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 475
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahari compares

By the 2011 count Pahari is the 60th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 912.

Getting to Pahari

Pahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pahari from other places

Pahari lies about 28 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 8.8 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 Pahari
Nearest railway station Chegro 8.8 km
Nearest town Gomoh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 28 km
District headquarters Palamu 28 km

Villages closest to Pahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahari village had a population of 889. That makes it the 60th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Pahari village has 475 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahari has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Pahari is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahari covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahari falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahari is Chegro, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pahari.

Pahari is about 28 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahari is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chegro is about 8.8 km away. Gomoh is about 19 km away. Chhatarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamharia (3.7 km), Tilharhwa (7.5 km) and Bisaipur (9.8 km).

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

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