# Paharpur Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,121 people in 149 households**, the 39th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,121people (2011)
- 149households
- 70.3%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

Paharpur falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255827

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?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)25 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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**. About 100% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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, 18 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**49%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**971

Working population ****24.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (22%) · **■** Marginal 162 (58%)

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 Amas

- Ramuan Chak1,218 people
- Babhandih1,201 people
- Dhibra1,195 people
- BarkaBahera1,147 people
- Lemua1,115 people
- Chaprdah1,095 people
- Bindraban1,044 people
- Bishunpur1,011 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paharpur from Gaya?70 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?1,121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?70.3% (Census 2011)