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About Pahara Village

Pahara is a large village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,080, made up of 1,104 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1083.78 hectares hectares.

Pahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 1083.78 hectares
Population 2,080
Male Population 1,104
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Pahara compares

By the 2011 count Pahara is the 38th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1083.78 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Pahara

Pahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pahara 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 Pahara from other places

Pahara lies about 20 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Duriyaganj, about 4.6 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 Pahara
Nearest railway station Duriyaganj 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 16 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 17 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 20 km

Villages closest to Pahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar 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 Pahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahara village had a population of 2,080. That makes it the 38th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Pahara village has 1,104 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahara has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Pahara covers 1083.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pahara falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pahara is Duriyaganj, about 4.6 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 Pahara.

Pahara is about 20 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahara is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Duriyaganj is about 4.6 km away. Rajnagar is about 16 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turya (3.0 km), Toriya (3.0 km) and Sadna (3.2 km).

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

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