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

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,631 people in 342 households**, the 15th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,631people (2011)
- 342households
- 66.6%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225458

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?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 86% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**947

Working population ****29.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (74%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Dandkhora

- Mohnipipra1,977 people
- Tikaili1,952 people
- Kandharpaili1,917 people
- Mangurjan1,784 people
- Dumaria1,442 people
- Jabra1,267 people
- Jelas1,184 people
- Sakraili1,122 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paharpur from Katihar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?1,631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?66.6% (Census 2011)