About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Gurbandha tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 199 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, 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	Gurbandha
Pincode	832101
Area (hectares)	231 hectares
Population	402
Male Population	199
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 37th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paharpur 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 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
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurbandha	27 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 402. That makes it the 37th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Paharpur village has 199 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharpur falls under Gurbandha 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 10+ 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 Gurbandha tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Purbi Singhbhum is about 8.1 km away. Chirugoda is about 8.1 km away. Ghātsīla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.