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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,579, made up of 1,364 males and 1,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735305, 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 Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735305
Area (hectares) 382.5 hectares
Population 2,579
Male Population 1,364
Female Population 1,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 55th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 382.5 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhya Khagrabari, Mainaguri, Nimna Tandu Forest and Nirendrapur. 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.

Common questions about Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 2,579. That makes it the 55th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Paharpur village has 1,364 males and 1,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 735305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 382.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paharpur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is in Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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.

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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