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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 233 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 243505, 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 Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Pincode 243505
Area (hectares) 101.8 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 233
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 196th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 101.8 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Deoranian, about 8.9 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 Deoranian 8.9 km
Nearest town Shīshgarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 30 km
District headquarters Bareilly 30 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meerganj 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 460. That makes it the 196th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Paharpur village has 233 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 243505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 101.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Deoranian, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

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

Paharpur is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Deoranian is about 8.9 km away. Shīshgarh is about 13 km away. Meerganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatgaon (under 2 km), Nirbhua (2.7 km) and Simrawa (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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