Paharpur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Temples near Paharpur
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Paharpur is a village in Barharia mandal, Siwan district, Bihar. The village has a population of 2,850 in 493 households and a literacy rate of 52.9%. It is located at coordinates 24.877°N, 88.112°E.
By population, Paharpur ranks #37 of 140 villages in Barharia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paharpur is a village of 2,850 people in 493 households (Census 2011) in Barharia block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 37th-largest of 140 villages in Barharia block. Literacy is 53%, 4 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. It lies 300 km from the Siwan district centre, 0 km from Paharpur, the nearest town, 6 km from Jamirghata railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841232, served by Barhria post office; the LGD village code is 231478. The nearest hospital or health centre is Narayanpur Rural Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is mukhiya, and the village votes in Warisnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjarik Mrinal. The population is estimated at 2,314 in 2026, down 19% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sadarpur →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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