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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 154 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832304
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 154
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 97th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 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 8.1 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chirugoda, about 8.1 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
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Chirugoda 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 12 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 12 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatshila 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 300. That makes it the 97th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Paharpur village has 154 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 832304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharpur falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Chirugoda, about 8.1 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 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 8.1 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Purbi Singhbhum is about 8.1 km away. Chirugoda is about 8.1 km away. Ghatshila is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdaha (4.6 km), Choraigora (5.7 km) and Jagannathpur (6.0 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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