About Paharapur Village

Paharapur is one of the larger villages in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,657, made up of 2,980 males and 2,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharapur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gonda
Tehsil	Colonelganj
Pincode	271502
Area (hectares)	583.97 hectares
Population	5,657
Male Population	2,980
Female Population	2,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
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 Paharapur compares

By the 2011 count Paharapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 583.97 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Paharapur

Paharapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharapur 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 Paharapur from other places

Paharapur lies about 21 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, about 3.3 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 Paharapur
Nearest railway station	Kasturi	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colonelganj	6.0 km
District headquarters	Gonda	21 km

Villages closest to Paharapur

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

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Common questions about Paharapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharapur village had a population of 5,657. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Paharapur village has 2,980 males and 2,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharapur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Paharapur is 271502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharapur covers 583.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharapur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharapur is Kasturi, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharapur.

Paharapur is about 21 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharapur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kasturi is about 3.3 km away. Colonelganj is about 6.0 km away. Gonda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.