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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,559, made up of 813 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 675.2 hectares
Population 1,559
Male Population 813
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 31st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 675.2 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Naulakha, Nurpur Kalan, Nurpur Khurd and Pachranda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,559. That makes it the 31st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Paharpur village has 813 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 675.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Paharpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Paharpur.

Paharpur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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