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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 153 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 173.96 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 153
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 222nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 173.96 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 138 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about under 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 Takipur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 10 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 138 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 310. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Paharpur village has 153 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 173.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharpur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Takipur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 138 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Takipur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 8.6 km away. Tapan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (1.7 km), Muraripur (1.7 km) and Rajeswarpur (2.7 km).

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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