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

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,156 people in 165 households**, the 78th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,156people (2011)
- 165households
- 66.6%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPirauna
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234335

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?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)10 km by road
- Chapra (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?

13 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 · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 90% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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, 7 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**9%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**62%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**57%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Garkha rural average

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

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**943

Working population ****23.2%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 52.0% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (7%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 236 (88%)

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 Garkha

- Fatanpur1,226 people
- Gopalpur1,222 people
- Madhopur1,185 people
- Pachbhiria1,185 people
- Deuria1,102 people
- Bagahi1,029 people
- Jigna1,029 people
- Sarwadih1,001 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paharpur from Chhapra?10 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?1,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?66.6% (Census 2011)