# Paharpur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 117 households**, the 155th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 524people (2011)
- 117households
- 33.0%literacy
- 839females per 1,000 males

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

Paharpur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmarsinghpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225295

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?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)54 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)54 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?

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

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Raghopur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 69% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.0%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**964

Working population ****38.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.0% for men and 22.5% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (97%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Azamnagar

- Bamhangawan544 people
- Chakdha539 people
- Tildangi536 people
- Gahilbari528 people
- Chandpur505 people
- Gachh499 people
- Tetalia491 people
- Gachh Baliatha483 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paharpur from Katihar?54 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?33.0% (Census 2011)