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About Bara Paharpur Village

Bara Paharpur is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 130 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 130
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Paharpur is the 201st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1020.

Getting to Bara Paharpur

Bara Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Paharpur from other places

Bara Paharpur lies about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 8.9 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 Bara Paharpur
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 8.9 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 16 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 20 km

Villages closest to Bara Paharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Paharpur village had a population of 258. That makes it the 201st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Bara Paharpur village has 130 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Paharpur has about 985 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bara Paharpur is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Paharpur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Paharpur falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Paharpur is Pandrasali, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Paharpur.

Bara Paharpur is about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Paharpur is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Pandrasali is about 8.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 16 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Sonardi (2.6 km) and Gura (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bara Paharpur today is likely to be higher.

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