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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 908 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 597 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 908
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 29th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 597 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Paharpur

The census records public bus service for 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 <5 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 16 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Dhablan, 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
Nearest railway station Dhablan 8.9 km
Nearest town Samāna 13 km
District headquarters Patiala 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 16 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 1,675. That makes it the 29th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Paharpur village has 908 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 597 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Dhablan, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 16 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Dhablan is about 8.9 km away. Samāna is about 13 km away. Patiala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (2.2 km), Bazidpur (5.5 km) and Banera Kalan (5.6 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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