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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 344 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 344
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 34th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Paharpur

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 <5 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 45 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 19 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
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 31 km
Nearest town Farakka 31 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 45 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 680. That makes it the 34th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Paharpur village has 344 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Barharwa Junction, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 45 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 19 km away. Taljhari is about 31 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 Sajni Bedo (6.1 km), Rodo Maqo (6.3 km) and Sajni Maqo (6.3 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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