# Paharpur Village, Mahua, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahua, Vaishali 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Mahua sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,395 people in 400 households**, the 38th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,395people (2011)
- 400households
- 63.0%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Paharpur PIN code and other codes

Paharpur falls in Mahua sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMangurahi
- Community development blockMahua
- Census village code235237

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?

- Mahua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)23 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?

7 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 89% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 9 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Mahua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****54%**

**56%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

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

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Mahua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**898

Working population ****25.7%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 52.8% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 192 (31%) · **■** Marginal 72 (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 Mahua

- Paur Malshah Mohammadpur2,667 people
- Parsaunia2,633 people
- Harpur Otsi2,632 people
- Shahpur Chak Umar2,577 people
- Mohammadpur Narangi Urf Abu2,376 people
- Lachmi Narayanpur2,349 people
- Fatedullah Chak2,310 people
- Sherpur Chhatwara2,287 people

[All 136 villages in Mahua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paharpur from Hajipur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Paharpur?2,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Vaishali district (Mahua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?63.0% (Census 2011)