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About Paharipur Village

Paharipur is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 455 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 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 Rajpura
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 455
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharipur compares

By the 2011 count Paharipur is the 128th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 880.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about 6.4 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Rajpura Junction 6.4 km
District headquarters Patiala 23 km

Villages closest to Paharipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 874. That makes it the 128th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Paharipur village has 455 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharipur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

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

Paharipur covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharipur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paharipur is Rajpura Junction, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paharipur.

Paharipur is about 23 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 Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura is about 5.6 km away. Rajpura Junction is about 6.4 km away. Patiala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suhron (under 2 km), Khanpur Baring (1.9 km) and Mandiana (2.0 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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