Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Paharpur Paharpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code 812006. The 2011 Census counted 596 people in 107 households, the 79th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 596 people (2011) - 107 households - 55.1% literacy - 812006 PIN code ## Paharpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Paharpur is 812006. Paharpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - PIN code 812006 - Gram panchayat Sajour - Community development block Shahkund - Census village code 239836 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paharpur from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 24 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paharpur? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Paharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paharpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 99% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paharpur Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paharpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 19% - Toilet within the home 38% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 76% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 58% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92% - Use banking services 61% 50% - Television 10% 12% - Mobile phone 79% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 12% 29% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paharpur? ■ Paharpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.1% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 880 880 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 927 - Working population 64.8% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 47.0% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (12%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 12 (3%) · ■ Marginal 216 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund - Balia 658 people - Neamatpur 631 people - Baijnathpur 622 people - Manikpur Khurd 607 people - Parmanpur 567 people - Dumra 542 people - Gobrain Arazi 526 people - Kesopur 501 people All 170 villages in Shahkund ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paharpur? 812006 - How far is Paharpur from Bhagalpur? 24 km by road - What is the population of Paharpur? 596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paharpur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Paharpur? 55.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/paharpur-239836/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.