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About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 889 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732206, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak I
Pincode 732206
Area (hectares) 134.08 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 889
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharpur is the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 134.08 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Paharpur

Paharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paharpur from other places

Paharpur lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 11 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 Bhaluka Road 11 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak I 31 km
District headquarters Maldah 31 km

Villages closest to Paharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak I 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 1,794. That makes it the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Paharpur village has 889 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 732206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 134.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharpur falls under Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paharpur is Bhaluka Road, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharpur.

Paharpur is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharpur is in Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 11 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Kaliachak I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (under 2 km), Alinagar (1.7 km) and Chaspara (8.2 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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