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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 248 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 758 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, 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 Indpur
Pincode 722121
Area (hectares) 103.21 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 248
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 758
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 128th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 103.21 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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. The nearest villages by name are Niyasa, Nuniabad, Nutandihi and Pabra. 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 436. That makes it the 128th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Paharpur village has 248 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 758 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 103.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Paharpur notes the nearest railway station 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 in Indpur 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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