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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 613 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.09 hectares hectares.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 96.09 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 613
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 208th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 96.09 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

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 <5 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 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 3.3 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 1,202. That makes it the 208th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Paharpur village has 613 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Paharpur covers 96.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Janghai Junction, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 31 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 Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 3.3 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 3.3 km away. Janghai Junction is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalabad (under 2 km), Nikamuddinpur (under 2 km) and Juraupur (1.8 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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