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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 93 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, 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 Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 93
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,258
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 92nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 5.0 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 Tiraldih 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 6.4 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 28 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 32 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ichagarh 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 210. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Paharpur village has 93 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1258 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Tiraldih, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 28 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 Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 5.0 km away. Ichagarh is about 6.4 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harat (under 2 km), Badadih (under 2 km) and Choga (1.9 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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