About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 260 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, 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	Saraikela
Pincode	833220
Area (hectares)	367 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	260
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 44th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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 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 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 Paharpur
Tehsil headquarters	Saraikela	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Pandrasali	8.9 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	16 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	19 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraikela 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 559. That makes it the 44th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Paharpur village has 260 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

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.

Paharpur is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 5.8 km away. Pandrasali is about 8.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.