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About Paharapur Village

Paharapur is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 297 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.56 hectares hectares.

Paharapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 126.56 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 297
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharapur compares

By the 2011 count Paharapur is the 242nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 126.56 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Paharapur

Paharapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paharapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Paharapur from other places

Paharapur lies about 14 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 13 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 Paharapur
Nearest railway station Saidraja 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 14 km
District headquarters Chandauli 14 km

Villages closest to Paharapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 Paharapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharapur village had a population of 564. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Paharapur village has 297 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharapur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Paharapur covers 126.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharapur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharapur is Saidraja, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paharapur.

Paharapur is about 14 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharapur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Saidraja is about 13 km away. Chakia is about 14 km away. Chandauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imalia (under 2 km), Masoi (under 2 km) and Keraogaon (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paharapur today is likely to be higher.

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