About Pipra Village

Pipra is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,549, made up of 4,942 males and 4,607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	796 hectares
Population	9,549
Male Population	4,942
Female Population	4,607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 6th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 796 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 31 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 5.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pipra
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bathnaha	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	5.5 km
District headquarters	Araria	31 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pipra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 9,549. That makes it the 6th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Pipra village has 4,942 males and 4,607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 796 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Bathnaha, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 31 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 4.6 km away. Bathnaha is about 5.4 km away. Forbesganj is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.