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About Paharajapur Village

Paharajapur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 194 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.44 hectares hectares.

Paharajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharajapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 16.44 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 194
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharajapur compares

By the 2011 count Paharajapur is the 391st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 16.44 hectares work out to about 22 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 Paharajapur

Paharajapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paharajapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Paharajapur from other places

Paharajapur lies about 37 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 16 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 Paharajapur
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 16 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 37 km

Villages closest to Paharajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharajapur village had a population of 366. That makes it the 391st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Paharajapur village has 194 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharajapur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Paharajapur covers 16.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paharajapur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharajapur is Harpalganj, about 16 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 and private bus service as Available for Paharajapur.

Paharajapur is about 37 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharajapur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 16 km away. Shahganj is about 16 km away. Shāhganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansingh Patti (under 2 km), Amawan Kalan (under 2 km) and Kasiyapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paharajapur today is likely to be higher.

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