# Paharpur Village, Amnour, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amnour, Saran 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,621 people in 260 households**, the 46th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,621people (2011)
- 260households
- 86.5%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

Paharpur falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmnour Kalyan
- Community development blockAmnour
- Census village code233932

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?

- Amnour (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)3 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Amnour
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Amnour
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 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 64% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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, 20 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Amnour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****67%**

**57%

Television ****42%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

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 · ■ Amnour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**919

Working population ****24.5%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 79.9% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (11%) · **■** Household industry 24 (6%) · **■** Other work 52 (13%) · **■** Marginal 59 (15%)

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 Amnour

- Dharahra Khurd1,889 people
- Bishunpura1,812 people
- Jhakhra1,748 people
- Paiga Kalan1,655 people
- Chainpur1,620 people
- Madhubani1,557 people
- Bishunpur1,546 people
- Bhatha1,537 people

[All 118 villages in Amnour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paharpur from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?1,621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?86.5% (Census 2011)