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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 373 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 373
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 78th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 13 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 7.0 km
District headquarters Araria 13 km
Nearest town Arāria 13 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 20 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

Common questions about Pipra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 719. That makes it the 78th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Pipra village has 373 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Pipra covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipra falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Araria Court, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pipra is about 13 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 Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 7.0 km away. Araria is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra Bijwara (under 2 km), Chandipur (under 2 km) and Beni (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pipra today is likely to be higher.

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