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About Paharipur Village

Paharipur is a small village in Patiala tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 248 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patiala
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 248
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharipur compares

By the 2011 count Paharipur is the 258th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Paharipur

Paharipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paharipur from other places

Paharipur lies about 16 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Patiala Cantt., about 16 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 Paharipur
Nearest town Sanaur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Patiala 16 km
Nearest railway station Patiala Cantt. 16 km

Villages closest to Paharipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharipur village had a population of 483. That makes it the 258th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Paharipur village has 248 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharipur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

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

Paharipur covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharipur falls under Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paharipur is Patiala Cantt., about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paharipur.

Paharipur 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.

Paharipur is in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district. Sanaur is about 14 km away. Patiala is about 16 km away. Patiala Cantt. 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 Mardan Heri (under 2 km), Pakki Kui (1.7 km) and Kakapur (2.2 km).

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

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