# Paharpur Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,822 people in 245 households**, the 36th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 1,822people (2011)
- 245households
- 72.2%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

Paharpur falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaura
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246634

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?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)34 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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**. About 97% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****57%**

**63%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**909

Working population ****35.1%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 59.7% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (25%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 93 (15%) · **■** Marginal 320 (50%)

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 Shahpur

- Parsonda1,967 people
- Bhimpatti1,961 people
- Ramdihra1,903 people
- Chamarpur1,822 people
- Randa Dih1,808 people
- Chanda1,803 people
- Madhopur1,755 people
- Dhauri1,724 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paharpur from Arrah?34 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?1,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?72.2% (Census 2011)