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About Paharajpur Village

Paharajpur is a large village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,980, made up of 2,086 males and 1,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 445.92 hectares
Population 3,980
Male Population 2,086
Female Population 1,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Paharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Paharajpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 445.92 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

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 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 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 4.1 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 railway station Barsoi Junction 4.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 33 km

Villages closest to Paharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar 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 3,980. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Paharajpur village has 2,086 males and 1,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharajpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Paharajpur is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharajpur covers 445.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharajpur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paharajpur is Barsoi Junction, about 4.1 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 km distance for Paharajpur.

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

Paharajpur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Barsoi Junction is about 4.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Itahar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamrua (2.8 km), Chandigram (3.3 km) and Uttar Maheshpur (3.5 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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