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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,861, made up of 942 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.51 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 292.51 hectares
Population 1,861
Male Population 942
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 90th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 292.51 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

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 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 Rasra 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 Rasra 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 1,861. That makes it the 90th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Paharpur village has 942 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Paharpur covers 292.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Rasra 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Richha Road is about 8.0 km away. Baheri is about 11 km away. Rasra 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 Bhatnahi T Paharpur (under 2 km), Nawada (3.3 km) and Piprapatti Bahorapur (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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