Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj # Paharpur Paharpur is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816101. The 2011 Census counted 517 people in 119 households, the 93rd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 517 people (2011) - 119 households - 50.8% literacy - 816101 PIN code ## Paharpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Paharpur is 816101. Paharpur falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816101 - Gram panchayat Barari - Community development block Barharwa - Census village code 359648 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paharpur from nearby towns? - Barharwa (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ) 73 km by road - Pakur (nearest town) 37 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paharpur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Paharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Barharwa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barharwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paharpur known for? The main crops are rice. About 87% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paharpur Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paharpur · ■ Barharwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 16% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 85% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 11% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 85% - Use banking services 49% 38% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 22% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 20% 33% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paharpur? ■ Paharpur · ■ Barharwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.8% 56.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 961 - Working population 47.6% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.8% for men and 49.8% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 40 (16%) · ■ Marginal 203 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barharwa - Chakitwakanaidanga 576 people - Pipurojori 536 people - Siulidanga 533 people - Banidanga 526 people - Bhaurabandh 507 people - Chapujan 496 people - Nischintpur 496 people - Gopalpur 483 people All 240 villages in Barharwa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paharpur? 816101 - How far is Paharpur from Sahibganj? 73 km by road - What is the population of Paharpur? 517 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paharpur in? Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Paharpur? 50.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/paharpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.