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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,882, made up of 1,021 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.73 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 111.73 hectares
Population 1,882
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
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 148th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 111.73 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

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 37 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 11 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 Handia Khas 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 37 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 1,882. That makes it the 148th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,021 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Paharpur covers 111.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Handia Khas, about 11 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 37 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 Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia Khas is about 11 km away. Phulpur is about 16 km away. Allahabad is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagipur (2.5 km), Ramaepur (3.4 km) and Dewarya (4.3 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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