Paharu, Kurseong

Paharu is a village located in the Kurseong Subdivision of Darjeeling district of West Bengal. The village falls in Kurseong block and comes under Sukna Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Paharu is 194 out of which 99 are males and rest 95 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 960 females per 1000 males. There are around 3 teenagers in Paharu. It has literacy rate of 91% which means around 177 persons can read and write. Total 7 people belonging to scheduled caste and 97 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 36 households in Paharu, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 46. The pincode of Paharu is 734203 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Kurseong MDG
• Dumaram Busty Sub Post office
• Ambootia Branch Post office
• Mahanadi Branch Post office

Schools

Paharu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• St Alphonsus H S School
• Himali Boarding School
• St Joseph's Girls H S School
• Ramakrishna Higher Secondary School For Girls
• Pushparani Roy Mem H S School

Hospitals

Paharu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Turiak Sub-Center
• Ambotia Sub-Center
• Mahanadi Sub-Center
• Giddapahar Sub-Center
• Makaibari Sub-Center

Banks

Paharu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Kurseong
• Bandhan Bank Kurseong
• Central Bank of India Kurseong
• HDFC Bank Kurseong
• ICICI Bank Kurseong