About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,247, made up of 1,151 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731201
Area (hectares)	467.01 hectares
Population	2,247
Male Population	1,151
Female Population	1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 18th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 467.01 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 5.2 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
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	5.2 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	20 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	29 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

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

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Common questions about Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 2,247. That makes it the 18th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,151 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 467.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Harinsing, about 5.2 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.

Paharpur is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Harinsing is about 5.2 km away. Rampur Hat is about 20 km away. Birbhum is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.