About Paharpur Village

Paharpur is a mid sized village in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 343 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, 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	Ratua II
Pincode	732102
Area (hectares)	300.81 hectares
Population	660
Male Population	343
Female Population	317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 300.81 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

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 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	Ratua II	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 Ratua II 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.

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Common questions about Paharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharpur village had a population of 660. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Paharpur village has 343 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Paharpur is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharpur covers 300.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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