# Paharpur Village, Patarghat, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Patarghat, Saharsa 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Patarghat sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,205 people in 660 households**, the 11th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 3,205people (2011)
- 660households
- 63.3%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

Paharpur falls in Patarghat sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKishunpur
- Community development blockPatarghat
- Census village code226521

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?

- Patarghat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)32 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)21 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 88% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 330 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Patarghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**59%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Patarghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**928

Working population ****37.2%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 49% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 473 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (5%) · **■** Marginal 142 (12%)

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 Patarghat

- Patarghat8,297 people
- Bishunpur6,590 people
- Bhaddi5,099 people
- Kapasia4,758 people
- Jirwa2,972 people
- Lachhmipur2,474 people
- Bara Singhia954 people
- Sahgaura158 people

[All 15 villages in Patarghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paharpur from Saharsa?32 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?3,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Saharsa district (Patarghat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?63.3% (Census 2011)