About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 166 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Chandil
Pincode	832404
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	323
Male Population	166
Female Population	157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 87th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

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 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Nimdih, about 10 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	Nimdih	10 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandil	19 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	34 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandil 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 323. That makes it the 87th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Paharpur village has 166 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Nimdih, about 10 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 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Nimdih is about 10 km away. Balarāmpur is about 15 km away. Chandil is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.