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About Paharia Village

Paharia is a small village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 99 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 61.33 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 99
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharia compares

By the 2011 count Paharia is the 116th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 61.33 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 950.

Getting to Paharia

Paharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharia as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Nayabadi, Nekragaria, Nidaya and Nutangaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharia village had a population of 189. That makes it the 116th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Paharia village has 99 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharia has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Paharia is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharia covers 61.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharia falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paharia notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Paharia.

Paharia is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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