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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a small village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 192 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 65.29 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 192
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 145th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 65.29 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 980.

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 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 33 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Makardaha, about 1.9 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 Makardaha 1.9 km
Nearest town Bankra 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 23 km
District headquarters Hugli 33 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haripal 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 378. That makes it the 145th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Paharpur village has 192 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 969 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 65.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharpur falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Makardaha, about 1.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 33 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Makardaha is about 1.9 km away. Bankra is about 6.2 km away. Haripal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parbbatipur (2.5 km), Lakshmanpur (3.6 km) and Krishnapur (4.1 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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