# Paharpur Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/paharpur-226643/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Paharpur Paharpur is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,273 people in 833 households**, the 22nd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 4,273people (2011) - 833households - 51.8%literacy - 870females per 1,000 males ## Paharpur PIN code and other codes Paharpur falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChakbharo - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226643 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)9 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)32 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)32 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Paharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Simri Bakhtiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Simri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 87% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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, 28 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paharpur · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **12% Toilet within the home ****29%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **95% Use banking services ****31%** **32% Television ****13%** **8% Mobile phone ****41%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **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+) ****51.8%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **931 Working population ****29.5%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 44.0% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (12%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 347 (28%) · **■** Marginal 652 (52%) 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 - Raipura4,743 people - Hamidpur4,620 people - Khajuri4,566 people - Ghoghsan4,365 people - Kantho4,031 people - Bhauara3,916 people - Mahammad pur3,806 people - Balhampur3,803 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paharpur from Saharsa?32 km by road - What is the population of Paharpur?4,273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paharpur in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?51.8% (Census 2011)