# Paharpur Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/paharpur-226605/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Paharpur Paharpur is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,873 people in 1,613 households**, the 8th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 8,873people (2011) - 1,613households - 43.4%literacy - 870females per 1,000 males ## Paharpur PIN code and other codes Paharpur falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPaharpur - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226605 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? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)20 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)20 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? 16 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 · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 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 72% of the 831 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paharpur · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **12% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****27%** **32% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****46%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **38% 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 · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **931 Working population ****27.5%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.2% for men and 28.5% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,336 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (3%) · **■** Marginal 450 (18%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Dhanupra12,993 people - Simri12,704 people - Saraunja9,289 people - Mahkhar9,270 people - Tariawan8,217 people - Mohanpur6,910 people - Katholumar6,621 people - Khamauti6,427 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paharpur from Saharsa?20 km by road - What is the population of Paharpur?8,873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paharpur in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?43.4% (Census 2011)