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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,450, made up of 2,269 males and 2,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722142
Area (hectares) 425.28 hectares
Population 4,450
Male Population 2,269
Female Population 2,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 425.28 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nityanandapur, Numuigarya, Nutangram and Oltara. 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 Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 4,450. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Paharpur village has 2,269 males and 2,181 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, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 722142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 425.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paharpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paharpur.

Paharpur is in Barjora 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 Paharpur today is likely to be higher.

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