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About Pariharpur Village

Pariharpur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 698 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pariharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pariharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 181.63 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 698
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pariharpur compares

By the 2011 count Pariharpur is the 37th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 181.63 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pariharpur

Pariharpur 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 Pariharpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pariharpur from other places

Pariharpur lies about 5.0 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.5 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 Pariharpur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.0 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 35 km

Villages closest to Pariharpur

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.

Common questions about Pariharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pariharpur village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 37th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Pariharpur village has 698 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pariharpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pariharpur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pariharpur covers 181.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pariharpur is Swadinpur, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pariharpur.

Pariharpur is about 5.0 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pariharpur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 2.5 km away. Birbhum is about 5.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (under 2 km), Derpur (5.0 km) and Mallikpur (6.3 km).

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

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