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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 444 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222145
Area (hectares) 192.04 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 444
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 206th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 192.04 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

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 41 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 17 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 Sri Krishna Nagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 18 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 41 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 860. That makes it the 206th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Paharpur village has 444 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 222145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 192.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 17 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 Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 41 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 17 km away. Badlapur is about 18 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatiya Ram Nath (under 2 km), Sarai Padari (under 2 km) and Lohinda (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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