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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Paharpur is a village in Dandkhora mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 1,631 across 342 households. The village has a literacy rate of 54.7% and is located at coordinates 24.877°N, 88.112°E.
MK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MALA KAMAL
Contact: 77****2114
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- LGD code
- 225458
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Population
- 1,631
- Households
- 342
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Sex ratio
- 894 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 477
- Distance to district centre
- 144 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 112 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
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Paharpur താരതമ്യം
By population, Paharpur ranks #15 of 50 villages in Dandkhora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.7%
+5.9% vs mandal average
- Paharpur
- 54.7%
- Dandkhora mandal
- 48.8%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
−33 vs mandal average
- Paharpur
- 894
- Dandkhora mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Paharpur
- 4.8
- Dandkhora mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paharpur ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Paharpur ബിഹാർയിലെ കതിഹാര് ജില്ല, Dandkhora ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 1,631 പേർ 342 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Dandkhora ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 50 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 15-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 55%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 49% നേക്കാൾ 6 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 894 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് കതിഹാര് ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 144 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Paharpurൽ നിന്ന് 0 കി.മീ, Jamirghata റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 6 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 855114, Sonali പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 225458. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Narayanpur Rural Hospital, 4 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് MALA KAMAL; ഗ്രാമം Purnia നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 2,314, 2011നെക്കാൾ 42% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Paharpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHESHPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 280.45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 125
- 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.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Paharpur
- LGD code
- 225458
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,631
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,314
- Households
- 342
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 894
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Coordinates
- 24.87696°N, 88.11168°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MALA KAMAL
- Block / Mandal
- Dandkhora
- Nearest railway station
- Rautara (105.2 km)
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Paharpur എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna310 kmcapital
- Kolkata258 km
- Delhi1159 km
- Hyderabad1299 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationJamirghata6 km
- Hospital / PHCNarayanpur Rural Hospital4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College30 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station10 km
ആരാധനാലയങ്ങൾ · 5 കി.മീ അകലെ
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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View all 49+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)