About Paharu Village

Paharu is a small village in Kurseong tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 90 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharu village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kurseong
Pincode	734203
Area (hectares)	70.01 hectares
Population	177
Male Population	90
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
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 Paharu compares

By the 2011 count Paharu is the 60th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. Its 70.01 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Paharu

Paharu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharu 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. The nearest villages by name are Mangpu Cinchona Plantation, Mohanadi Forest, Montiviot Tea Garden and North Shibkhola Tea Garden. 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.

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Common questions about Paharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharu village had a population of 177. That makes it the 60th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

Paharu village has 90 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharu has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Paharu is 734203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharu covers 70.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharu falls under Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paharu notes the nearest railway station 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 Paharu.

Paharu is in Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling 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.