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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Paharpur is a village in Garkha mandal, Saran district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,156 across 165 households, with a literacy rate of 51.2%. The village is located at coordinates 24.877°N, 88.112°E and has PIN code 841311.
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- LGD code
- 234335
- Pincode
- 841311
- Post office
- Garkha
- Population
- 1,156
- Households
- 165
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 930 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 268
- Distance to district centre
- 251 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 229 km
- Distance to Patna
- 310 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 258 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jamirghata · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Narayanpur Rural Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Paharpur compares
By population, Paharpur ranks #78 of 113 villages in Garkha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Paharpur
- 51.2%
- Garkha mandal
- 52.8%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
930
−30 vs mandal average
- Paharpur
- 930
- Garkha mandal
- 960
Household size
people per home
7.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Paharpur
- 7.0
- Garkha mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paharpur at a glance
Paharpur is a village of 1,156 people in 165 households (Census 2011) in Garkha block, Saran district, Bihar, the 78th-largest of 113 villages in Garkha block. Literacy is 51%, 2 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 930 women per 1,000 men. It lies 251 km from the Saran district centre, 0 km from Paharpur, the nearest town, 6 km from Jamirghata railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841311, served by Garkha post office; the LGD village code is 234335. The nearest hospital or health centre is Narayanpur Rural Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Rosera assembly constituency, represented by MLA Birendra Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,314 in 2026, up 100% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Paharpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PIRAUNA
- Total area (ha)
- 78.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Paharpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Paharpur
- LGD code
- 234335
- Pincode
- 841311
- Post office
- Garkha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,156
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,314
- Households
- 165
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 930
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Coordinates
- 24.87696°N, 88.11168°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rosera
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Birendra Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Garkha
Getting there
How to reach Paharpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna310 kmcapital
- Kolkata258 km
- Delhi1159 km
- Hyderabad1299 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJamirghata6 km
- Hospital / PHCNarayanpur Rural Hospital4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College30 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station10 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Paharpur
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Ramkeli Madanmohan Jiu templeTemple2.2 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)