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About Paharbhanga Village

Paharbhanga is a mid sized village in Jhinkpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 404 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharbhanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jhinkpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 404
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Paharbhanga is the 22nd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Paharbhanga

Paharbhanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharbhanga as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharbhanga from other places

Paharbhanga lies about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 6.5 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 Paharbhanga
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 6.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhinkpani 11 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 25 km

Villages closest to Paharbhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharbhanga village had a population of 817. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents.

Paharbhanga village has 404 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharbhanga has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Paharbhanga is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharbhanga covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharbhanga falls under Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharbhanga is Singhpokharia, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharbhanga.

Paharbhanga is about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharbhanga is in Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Singhpokharia is about 6.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 11 km away. Jhinkpani is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatnabera (under 2 km), Asura (2.2 km) and Kudapi (3.0 km).

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

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