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About Chhota Paharpur Village

Chhota Paharpur is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 249 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Paharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 249
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Chhota Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Paharpur is the 123rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chhota Paharpur

Chhota Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota 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 Chhota Paharpur from other places

Chhota Paharpur lies about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Birbans, about 15 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 Chhota Paharpur
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Birbans 15 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 21 km

Villages closest to Chhota 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 Chhota Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Paharpur village had a population of 505. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Chhota Paharpur village has 249 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Paharpur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Chhota Paharpur covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhota Paharpur is Birbans, about 15 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 Chhota Paharpur.

Chhota Paharpur is about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Paharpur is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 8.5 km away. Birbans is about 15 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarangpos (under 2 km), Bankati (1.9 km) and Bara Dholadih (2.0 km).

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

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