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About Paharajpur Village

Paharajpur is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 259 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.51 hectares hectares.

Paharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Area (hectares) 78.51 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 259
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharajpur is the 152nd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 78.51 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Paharajpur

Paharajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharajpur as Available within <5 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 Paharajpur from other places

Paharajpur lies about 8.8 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Midnapore, about 6.5 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 Paharajpur
Nearest town Medinīpur 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Midnapore 6.5 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 31 km

Villages closest to Paharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayangarh 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 Paharajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharajpur village had a population of 548. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Paharajpur village has 259 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharajpur has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Paharajpur covers 78.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharajpur falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paharajpur is Midnapore, about 6.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharajpur.

Paharajpur is about 8.8 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharajpur is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Medinīpur is about 5.1 km away. Midnapore is about 6.5 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (under 2 km), Khurdamahamadpur (9.4 km) and Mahammadpur (9.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paharajpur today is likely to be higher.

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