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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.
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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
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Paharpur ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
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 ఒక్క చూపులో
Paharpur బీహార్లోని కతిహార్ జిల్లా, Dandkhora బ్లాక్లో 1,631 జనాభా 342 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Dandkhora బ్లాక్లోని 50 గ్రామాలలో 15వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 55%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 49% కంటే 6 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 894 మహిళలు. ఇది కతిహార్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 144 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Paharpur నుండి 0 కి.మీ, Jamirghata రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 6 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 855114, Sonali పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 225458. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Narayanpur Rural Hospital, 4 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ MALA KAMAL; గ్రామం Purnia అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 2,314, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 42% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Maheshpur →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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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.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — 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)
చేరుకోవడం
Paharpur ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna310 kmcapital
- Kolkata258 km
- Delhi1159 km
- Hyderabad1299 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationJamirghata6 km
- Hospital / PHCNarayanpur Rural Hospital4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College30 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station10 km
ఆరాధనా స్థలాలు · 5 కి.మీ లోపు
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)