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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 317 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.33 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 37.33 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 317
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 316th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 37.33 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 32 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 4.3 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 Saiyedpur Bhitri 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 5.2 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 32 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saidpur 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 595. That makes it the 316th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Paharpur village has 317 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Paharpur covers 37.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 4.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 32 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 Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saiyedpur Bhitri is about 4.3 km away. Saidpur is about 5.2 km away. Ghazipur is about 32 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 Kala (under 2 km), Pakharpur (under 2 km) and Phakharpur (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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