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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Rudauli tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,353, made up of 2,241 males and 2,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.16 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Rudauli
Area (hectares) 591.16 hectares
Population 4,353
Male Population 2,241
Female Population 2,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 18th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 591.16 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paharpur 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 Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 47 km from Faizabad. 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
Tehsil headquarters Rudauli 9.7 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 39 km
District headquarters Faizabad 47 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudauli 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 4,353. That makes it the 18th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Paharpur village has 2,241 males and 2,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Paharpur covers 591.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Paharpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 47 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district. Rudauli is about 9.7 km away. Zaidpur is about 39 km away. Faizabad is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultan Pur (under 2 km), Amraigaon (2.2 km) and Mahmud Mau (2.4 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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