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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Belthara Road tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 428 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.09 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Belthara Road
Area (hectares) 74.09 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 428
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 149th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 74.09 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 20 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 8.0 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 Richha Road 8.0 km
Nearest town Baheri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Belthara Road 20 km
District headquarters Ballia 20 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belthara Road 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 853. That makes it the 149th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Paharpur village has 428 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Paharpur covers 74.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Belthara Road tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Richha Road, about 8.0 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 and private bus service as Available for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 20 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Belthara Road tehsil of Ballia district. Richha Road is about 8.0 km away. Baheri is about 11 km away. Belthara Road is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur Mu Inderpur (under 2 km), Shekhpur (2.3 km) and Nawada (3.3 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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