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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 535 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, 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 Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 112.63 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 535
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 71st largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 112.63 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharpur 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nikunjapur, Nischintapur, Nutangram and Ola. 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 1,077. That makes it the 71st largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Paharpur village has 535 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 112.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Onda 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is in Onda 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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