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About Paharpur Shakha Village

Paharpur Shakha is a large village in Sirathu tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,051, made up of 1,078 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Shakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur Shakha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Sirathu
Pincode 212217
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 2,051
Male Population 1,078
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Paharpur Shakha compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur Shakha is the 85th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Paharpur Shakha

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

Paharpur Shakha lies about 18 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Athsarai, 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 Shakha
Nearest railway station Athsarai 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirathu 7.3 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 18 km
Nearest town Kunda 28 km

Villages closest to Paharpur Shakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur Shakha village had a population of 2,051. That makes it the 85th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Paharpur Shakha village has 1,078 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur Shakha has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur Shakha is 212217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur Shakha covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur Shakha falls under Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur Shakha is Athsarai, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur Shakha.

Paharpur Shakha is about 18 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur Shakha is in Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district. Athsarai is about 4.3 km away. Sirathu is about 7.3 km away. Kaushambi 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 Paharpur Kodan (under 2 km), Shakha (under 2 km) and Chak Thon (1.6 km).

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

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