# Paharpur Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813101**. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 112 households**, the 88th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 578people (2011)
- 112households
- 68.2%literacy
- 813101PIN code

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paharpur is 813101.** Paharpur falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813101
- Gram panchayatGorgama
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240666

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paharpur from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)31 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Paharpur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Paharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singhnan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paharpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 71% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**39%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1367**

**945

Working population ****34.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 55.8% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 184 (93%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amarpur

- Salempur Arazi678 people
- Chandpur630 people
- Ranikita598 people
- Parnathpur Arazi579 people
- Baida Chak571 people
- Kanjhia571 people
- Parnathpur566 people
- Dadpur560 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paharpur?813101
- How far is Paharpur from Banka?31 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?68.2% (Census 2011)
