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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 601 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 601
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 307th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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 30 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 3.2 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 Saidabad 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 6.9 km
Nearest town Phulpur 22 km
District headquarters Allahabad 30 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 1,136. That makes it the 307th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Paharpur village has 601 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Saidabad, about 3.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 30 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 3.2 km away. Handia is about 6.9 km away. Phulpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naga (under 2 km), Mahuwa Diha (under 2 km) and Bamaila (1.6 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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