Paharpur, India

This article is about the Indian town. For the Bangladesh World Heritage Site, see Somapura Mahavihara.

Paharpur
town
Paharpur railway station
Paharpur Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 24°36′26″N85°12′29″E / 24.607106°N 85.207943°E / 24.607106; 85.207943
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Population  (2001)
• Total	5,758
Languages
• Official	Magahi, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR

Paharpur is a census town in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Demographics

Paharpur railway station at Gaya district.

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[1] Paharpur had a population of 5758. Males constitute 68% of the population and females 32%. Paharpur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 64%. In Paharpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.