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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Ghazipur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 313 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.12 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Ghazipur
Area (hectares) 60.12 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 313
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 300th largest of the 512 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,315 residents. Its 60.12 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within 10+ 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 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 2.9 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Ghazipur Ghat, about 1.9 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 Ghazipur Ghat 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghazipur 2.9 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 2.9 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghazipur 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 608. That makes it the 300th largest of the 512 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,315 residents.

Paharpur village has 313 males and 295 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 936.

Paharpur covers 60.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Ghazipur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Ghazipur Ghat, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 2.9 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Ghazipur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Ghazipur Ghat is about 1.9 km away. Ghazipur is about 2.9 km away. Ghazīpur is about 2.9 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 Urf Langarpur (under 2 km), Pakarpur (under 2 km) and Loharpura (under 2 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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